That man could give a fuck about the grin on your face as you walk by randy as a goat. "Never Say Never" - Romeo Void
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%
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%
Baseline Plus ML VILL -1.9 (+10.1) 140.9 (+7.1) 63%

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 9178 XAV
Feb 17, 2026 VILL 9289 XAV
Jan 14, 2025 XAV 6963 VILL
Feb 8, 2024 XAV 5653 VILL
Jan 4, 2024 VILL 6665 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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