Somehow I stayed thin, while the other guys got fat "Rush" - Big Audio Dynamite
Big East Conference · Finneran Pavilion · January 8, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread VILL -4.5 Away covered
O/U 142.5 Over
Money VILL -225 / CREI +185
Model Predictions
Spread Total VILL win
Actual CREI +4 148 Lost
Massey VILL -6.8 (-10.8)
Massey Totals 140.1 (+7.9)
Bradley-Terry 95%
Weighted B-T 98%
Baseline Plus ML VILL -7.4 (-11.4) 136.1 (+11.9) 75%
Model 4 ML VILL -7.6 (-11.6) 139.5 (+8.5) 74%
Model 3 ML VILL -7.6 (-11.6) 136.3 (+11.7) 77%
Baseline ML VILL -7.4 (-11.4) 137.1 (+10.9) 73%

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 14, 2026 VILL 8069 CREI
Feb 1, 2025 CREI 6260 VILL
Dec 21, 2024 CREI 8679 VILL
Mar 9, 2024 CREI 6967 VILL
Dec 21, 2023 VILL 6866 CREI

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings VILL CREI
Overall 24-9 16-18
Conference 15-5 9-11
Home 14-3 10-6
Away 9-3 4-8
Neutral 1-3 2-4
Last 5 5-0 4-1
Streak L2 L1
Avg Pts For 77.1 75.2
Avg Pts Against 71.2 75.2
Massey 14.6 (#33) 11.5 (#46)
Bradley-Terry 3.81 (#12) 1.60 (#71)
W. Bradley-Terry 5.51 (#12) 2.32 (#69)
RPI 0.651 (#15) 0.581 (#56)
Shooting & Four Factors VILL CREI
FG% 46.4% 45.9%
3PT% 37.3% 34.5%
REB / G 37.3 37.7
OREB / G 13.0 10.6
AST / TO 1.44 1.48
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 55.0% 54.4%
TOV% 15.9% 16.8%
ORB% 36.6% 30.8%
FT Rate 22.1% 19.3%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 49.6% 47.5%
Opp TOV% 19.5% 14.8%
DRB% 68.8% 69.7%
Opp FT Rate 17.6% 15.0%

Game Analysis

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