We are like Greeks. We are like Romans. / Centaurs and monkeys just cluster 'round us "Nemesis" - Shriekback
(5) Villanova Wildcats
84 – 61
FINAL Neutral NCAA Tournament
(13) North Texas Mean Green
Gainbridge Fieldhouse (Neutral) · March 22, 2021
Betting Lines
Spread VILL -6.5 Home covered
O/U 125.5 Over
Money VILL -250 / UNT +260
Model Predictions
Spread Total VILL win
Actual VILL +23 145 Won
Massey VILL -5.5 (+17.5) — —
Massey Totals — 127.5 (+17.5) —
Bradley-Terry — — 73% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 79% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML VILL -3.9 (+19.1) 127.2 (+17.8) 65% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ VILL -4.1 (+18.9) 124.0 (+21.0) 65% ✓
Baseline Plus ML VILL -4.2 (+18.8) 125.9 (+19.1) 66% ✓
Baseline ML VILL -3.4 (+19.6) 126.7 (+18.3) 61% ✓

Predictions use only rating snapshots dated before tip-off. Parenthesised values are the signed error vs. the actual result. Model performance →

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings VILL UNT
Neutral 5-3 5-1
Last 5 2-3 5-0
Massey 14.7 (#15) 9.2 (#57)
Bradley-Terry 2.51 (#18) 1.51 (#67)
W. Bradley-Terry 3.21 (#17) 1.86 (#72)
RPI 0.610 (#14) 0.564 (#53)
Shooting & Four Factors VILL UNT
FG% 45.0% 47.1%
3PT% 35.1% 37.5%
REB / G 34.3 33.2
OREB / G 9.5 8.4
AST / TO 1.69 1.00
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 52.8% 54.1%
TOV% 13.4% 20.0%
ORB% 27.7% 27.7%
FT Rate 23.5% 20.1%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 51.4% 45.5%
Opp TOV% 18.8% 21.1%
DRB% 75.1% 72.2%
Opp FT Rate 17.9% 22.6%

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