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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 / BUT +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%
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%
Baseline Plus ML VILL -6.2 (+3.8) 143.4 (+6.6) 74%

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 8273 BUT
Jan 3, 2026 VILL 8567 BUT
Jan 1, 2025 VILL 7365 BUT
Feb 20, 2024 VILL 7262 BUT
Jan 27, 2024 BUT 8881 VILL

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings VILL BUT
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 BUT
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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