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Villanova Wildcats
80 – 70
FINAL Conference
Butler Bulldogs
Big East Conference · Finneran Pavilion · March 1, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread VILL -8.5 Home covered
O/U 144.5 Over
Money VILL -400 / BTLR +300
Model Predictions
Spread Total VILL win
Actual VILL +10 150 Won
Massey VILL -6.1 (+3.9) — —
Massey Totals — 146.1 (+3.9) —
Bradley-Terry — — 75% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 76% ✓
Baseline Plus ML VILL -6.2 (+3.8) 143.4 (+6.6) 74% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ VILL -6.4 (+3.6) 140.3 (+9.7) 77% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML VILL -5.6 (+4.4) 143.8 (+6.2) 72% ✓
Baseline ML VILL -5.6 (+4.4) 144.7 (+5.3) 75% ✓

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 26, 2026 VILL 82 – 73 BTLR
Jan 3, 2026 VILL 85 – 67 BTLR
Jan 1, 2025 VILL 73 – 65 BTLR
Feb 20, 2024 VILL 72 – 62 BTLR
Jan 27, 2024 BTLR 88 – 81 VILL

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings VILL BTLR
Overall 21-15 15-20
Conference 11-9 6-14
Home 14-3 9-8
Away 3-8 2-9
Neutral 4-4 4-3
Last 5 3-2 3-2
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 74.0 74.7
Avg Pts Against 68.2 74.9
Massey 11.3 (#52) 8.4 (#71)
Bradley-Terry 1.20 (#80) 0.66 (#115)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.78 (#70) 1.27 (#89)
RPI 0.524 (#136) 0.517 (#152)
Shooting & Four Factors VILL BTLR
FG% 46.5% 46.1%
3PT% 40.2% 36.8%
REB / G 34.0 35.9
OREB / G 9.5 8.8
AST / TO 1.26 1.23
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 55.2% 53.5%
TOV% 15.9% 17.2%
ORB% 30.8% 27.8%
FT Rate 22.5% 30.0%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 50.7% 48.4%
Opp TOV% 16.2% 11.2%
DRB% 72.0% 71.8%
Opp FT Rate 21.7% 16.5%

Game Analysis

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