This will be our year, took a long time to come "This Will Be Our Year" - The Zombies
Big East Conference · Finneran Pavilion · February 1, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread VILL -1.5 Away covered
O/U 143.5 Under
Money VILL -135 / CREI +115
Model Predictions
Spread Total VILL win
Actual CREI +2 122 Lost
Massey VILL -0.4 (-2.4) — —
Massey Totals — 147.6 (-25.6) —
Bradley-Terry — — 27% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 28% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML VILL -0.2 (-2.2) 142.9 (-20.9) 46% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ VILL -1.3 (-3.3) 140.2 (-18.2) 51% ✗
Baseline Plus ML VILL -0.8 (-2.8) 140.9 (-18.9) 47% ✓
Baseline ML CREI -0.1 (-1.9) 140.6 (-18.6) 50% ✗

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

Last 5 Meetings

Feb 14, 2026 VILL 80 – 69 CREI
Jan 8, 2026 CREI 76 – 72 VILL
Dec 21, 2024 CREI 86 – 79 VILL
Mar 9, 2024 CREI 69 – 67 VILL
Dec 21, 2023 VILL 68 – 66 CREI

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings VILL CREI
Overall 21-15 25-11
Conference 11-9 15-5
Home 14-3 15-2
Away 3-8 6-6
Neutral 4-4 4-3
Last 5 1-4 5-0
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 74.0 75.5
Avg Pts Against 68.2 70.0
Massey 10.8 (#55) 13.6 (#36)
Bradley-Terry 0.75 (#108) 2.32 (#40)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.16 (#92) 2.76 (#44)
RPI 0.528 (#125) 0.608 (#29)
Shooting & Four Factors VILL CREI
FG% 47.2% 47.9%
3PT% 40.0% 35.4%
REB / G 35.2 37.3
OREB / G 10.6 8.0
AST / TO 1.33 1.33
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 56.2% 56.6%
TOV% 15.9% 18.7%
ORB% 34.0% 25.8%
FT Rate 22.0% 21.7%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 50.9% 45.8%
Opp TOV% 15.6% 12.6%
DRB% 72.1% 72.5%
Opp FT Rate 23.7% 12.7%

Game Analysis

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