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Villanova Wildcats
80 – 68
FINAL Conference
Xavier Musketeers
Big East Conference · Finneran Pavilion · February 9, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread VILL -2.5 Home covered
O/U 140.5 Over
Money VILL -150 / XAV +130
Model Predictions
Spread Total VILL win
Actual VILL +12 148 Won
Massey VILL -2.3 (+9.7) — —
Massey Totals — 147.8 (+0.2) —
Bradley-Terry — — 42% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 41% ✗
Baseline Plus ML VILL -1.9 (+10.1) 140.9 (+7.1) 63% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ VILL -3.6 (+8.4) 138.2 (+9.8) 68% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML VILL -2.2 (+9.8) 141.4 (+6.6) 61% ✓
Baseline ML VILL -1.9 (+10.1) 142.2 (+5.8) 64% ✓

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

Last 5 Meetings

Mar 7, 2026 VILL 91 – 78 XAV
Feb 17, 2026 VILL 92 – 89 XAV
Jan 14, 2025 XAV 69 – 63 VILL
Feb 8, 2024 XAV 56 – 53 VILL
Jan 4, 2024 VILL 66 – 65 XAV

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings VILL XAV
Overall 21-15 22-12
Conference 11-9 13-7
Home 14-3 15-2
Away 3-8 5-7
Neutral 4-4 2-3
Last 5 2-3 3-2
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 74.0 78.1
Avg Pts Against 68.2 71.6
Massey 10.9 (#55) 11.8 (#50)
Bradley-Terry 0.82 (#105) 1.70 (#54)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.33 (#88) 2.33 (#53)
RPI 0.523 (#135) 0.547 (#90)
Shooting & Four Factors VILL XAV
FG% 46.9% 45.5%
3PT% 39.5% 38.3%
REB / G 35.0 34.1
OREB / G 10.1 8.7
AST / TO 1.28 1.43
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 55.4% 52.6%
TOV% 15.9% 16.5%
ORB% 32.5% 26.7%
FT Rate 21.7% 30.0%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 50.2% 49.0%
Opp TOV% 16.0% 17.5%
DRB% 72.1% 72.9%
Opp FT Rate 22.4% 21.9%

Game Analysis

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