But anyone who ever had heart, they wouldn't turn around and break it. "Sweet Jane" - Lou Reed
Xavier Musketeers
89 92 OT
FINAL Conference
Villanova Wildcats
Big East Conference · Cintas Center · February 17, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread VILL -4.5 Home covered
O/U 152.5 Over
Money XAV +170 / VILL -205
Model Predictions
Spread Total XAV win
Actual VILL +3 181 Lost
Massey VILL -6.3 (+3.3)
Massey Totals 151.9 (+29.1)
Bradley-Terry 21%
Weighted B-T 16%
Efficiency Plus ML VILL -4.4 (+1.4) 149.1 (+31.9) 33%
Baseline Tuned ML VILL -5.4 (+2.4) 147.2 (+33.8) 29%
Baseline ML VILL -4.2 (+1.2) 147.5 (+33.5) 29%
Baseline Plus ML VILL -5.8 (+2.8) 149.2 (+31.8) 25%

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 9, 2025 VILL 8068 XAV
Jan 14, 2025 XAV 6963 VILL
Feb 8, 2024 XAV 5653 VILL
Jan 4, 2024 VILL 6665 XAV

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings XAV VILL
Overall 15-18 24-9
Conference 6-14 15-5
Home 12-6 14-3
Away 1-10 9-3
Neutral 2-2 1-3
Last 5 2-3 5-0
Streak L1 L2
Avg Pts For 78.4 77.1
Avg Pts Against 80.6 71.2
Massey 5.5 (#99) 14.8 (#39)
Bradley-Terry 1.12 (#83) 2.98 (#26)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.66 (#77) 3.87 (#25)
RPI 0.525 (#124) 0.623 (#24)
Shooting & Four Factors XAV VILL
FG% 43.8% 46.0%
3PT% 36.6% 36.2%
REB / G 34.8 35.6
OREB / G 10.1 12.3
AST / TO 1.77 1.49
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 51.3% 54.3%
TOV% 14.1% 15.4%
ORB% 26.4% 34.8%
FT Rate 19.8% 22.7%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 53.0% 50.5%
Opp TOV% 16.5% 18.9%
DRB% 70.9% 67.9%
Opp FT Rate 22.8% 19.9%

Game Analysis

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