I'm so tired of being lonely, I still have some love to give. "Handle With Care" - The Travelling WIlburys
(8) Villanova Wildcats
76 – 86
FINAL Neutral NCAA Tournament
(9) Utah State Aggies
Viejas Arena (Neutral) · March 20, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread USU -1.5 Away covered
O/U 146.5 Over
Money VILL +105 / USU -125
Model Predictions
Spread Total VILL win
Actual USU +10 162 Lost
Massey USU -1.9 (-8.1) — —
Massey Totals — 147.6 (+14.4) —
Bradley-Terry — — 54% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 60% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML USU -1.4 (-8.6) 144.0 (+18.0) 43% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ USU -0.9 (-9.1) 142.2 (+19.8) 45% ✓
Baseline Plus ML USU -1.0 (-9.0) 143.9 (+18.1) 42% ✓
Baseline ML USU -2.0 (-8.0) 145.2 (+16.8) 42% ✓

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 USU
Overall 24-9 29-7
Conference 15-5 15-5
Home 14-3 14-1
Away 9-3 7-5
Neutral 1-3 8-1
Last 5 3-2 4-1
Streak L2 L1
Avg Pts For 77.1 81.4
Avg Pts Against 71.2 71.2
Massey 13.5 (#42) 15.4 (#31)
Bradley-Terry 2.70 (#28) 2.55 (#33)
W. Bradley-Terry 3.34 (#31) 2.92 (#42)
RPI 0.597 (#27) 0.617 (#18)
Shooting & Four Factors VILL USU
FG% 45.7% 49.5%
3PT% 35.3% 35.1%
REB / G 34.5 34.2
OREB / G 11.5 10.9
AST / TO 1.53 1.63
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 53.7% 56.6%
TOV% 15.1% 15.4%
ORB% 32.4% 33.1%
FT Rate 21.7% 27.3%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 51.3% 49.6%
Opp TOV% 18.7% 20.5%
DRB% 68.3% 67.8%
Opp FT Rate 20.7% 28.5%

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