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Providence Friars
82 – 88
FINAL Conference
Villanova Wildcats
Big East Conference · Amica Mutual Pavilion · January 13, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread VILL -2.5 Away covered
O/U 156.5 Over
Money PROV +124 / VILL -148
Model Predictions
Spread Total PROV win
Actual VILL +6 170 Lost
Massey VILL -2.6 (-3.4) — —
Massey Totals — 167.8 (+2.2) —
Bradley-Terry — — 18% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 11% ✓
Baseline Plus ML VILL -3.7 (-2.3) 153.7 (+16.3) 28% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ VILL -3.8 (-2.2) 153.7 (+16.3) 34% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML VILL -3.5 (-2.5) 153.2 (+16.8) 33% ✓
Baseline ML VILL -3.0 (-3.0) 154.1 (+15.9) 36% ✓

Predictions use only rating snapshots dated before tip-off. Parenthesised values are the signed error vs. the actual result. Model performance →

Last 5 Meetings

Jan 31, 2026 VILL 87 – 73 PROV
Feb 15, 2025 PROV 75 – 62 VILL
Jan 18, 2025 VILL 75 – 73 PROV
Mar 2, 2024 VILL 71 – 60 PROV
Feb 4, 2024 VILL 68 – 50 PROV

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings PROV VILL
Overall 15-18 24-9
Conference 7-13 15-5
Home 10-6 14-3
Away 3-9 9-3
Neutral 2-3 1-3
Last 5 1-4 4-1
Streak L1 L2
Avg Pts For 85.3 77.1
Avg Pts Against 84.0 71.2
Massey 8.0 (#80) 14.1 (#35)
Bradley-Terry 0.94 (#96) 3.05 (#19)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.57 (#88) 4.33 (#16)
RPI 0.535 (#105) 0.627 (#24)
Shooting & Four Factors PROV VILL
FG% 47.5% 46.8%
3PT% 35.6% 36.1%
REB / G 39.3 36.1
OREB / G 10.8 12.5
AST / TO 1.40 1.47
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 54.9% 55.0%
TOV% 15.2% 15.5%
ORB% 30.0% 35.8%
FT Rate 27.1% 20.9%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 50.7% 50.3%
Opp TOV% 14.6% 18.8%
DRB% 68.4% 68.1%
Opp FT Rate 23.4% 17.9%

Game Analysis

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