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UConn Huskies
66 – 59
FINAL Conference
Villanova Wildcats
Big East Conference · PeoplesBank Arena · February 18, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread CONN -8.5 Away covered
O/U 136.5 Under
Money CONN -425 / VILL +320
Model Predictions
Spread Total CONN win
Actual CONN +7 125 Won
Massey CONN -6.7 (+0.3) — —
Massey Totals — 144.6 (-19.6) —
Bradley-Terry — — 82% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 89% ✓
Baseline Plus ML CONN -7.3 (-0.3) 137.4 (-12.4) 77% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ CONN -7.5 (-0.5) 135.3 (-10.3) 78% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML CONN -6.8 (+0.2) 138.2 (-13.2) 74% ✓
Baseline ML CONN -6.7 (+0.3) 137.0 (-12.0) 77% ✓

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 21, 2026 CONN 73 – 63 VILL
Jan 24, 2026 CONN 75 – 67 VILL
Mar 14, 2025 CONN 73 – 56 VILL
Jan 8, 2025 VILL 68 – 66 CONN
Feb 25, 2024 CONN 78 – 54 VILL

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings CONN VILL
Overall 24-11 21-15
Conference 14-6 11-9
Home 14-2 14-3
Away 7-4 3-8
Neutral 3-5 4-4
Last 5 3-2 3-2
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 77.0 74.0
Avg Pts Against 68.0 68.2
Massey 14.5 (#32) 11.0 (#54)
Bradley-Terry 1.92 (#51) 1.01 (#88)
W. Bradley-Terry 2.94 (#39) 1.50 (#79)
RPI 0.559 (#70) 0.521 (#138)
Shooting & Four Factors CONN VILL
FG% 48.1% 47.1%
3PT% 35.8% 39.7%
REB / G 35.3 34.2
OREB / G 10.7 9.7
AST / TO 1.62 1.29
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 55.9% 55.7%
TOV% 16.8% 15.8%
ORB% 34.0% 31.4%
FT Rate 23.9% 21.4%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 48.1% 51.1%
Opp TOV% 16.3% 16.5%
DRB% 72.2% 72.0%
Opp FT Rate 30.0% 22.0%

Game Analysis

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