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UConn Huskies
75 – 67 OT
FINAL Conference
Villanova Wildcats
Big East Conference · PeoplesBank Arena · January 24, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread CONN -11.5 Away covered
O/U 137.5 Over
Money CONN -900 / VILL +600
Model Predictions
Spread Total CONN win
Actual CONN +8 142 Won
Massey CONN -9.3 (-1.3) — —
Massey Totals — 135.0 (+7.0) —
Bradley-Terry — — 96% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 98% ✓
Baseline Plus ML CONN -10.0 (-2.0) 137.1 (+4.9) 80% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ CONN -8.9 (-0.9) 136.7 (+5.3) 80% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML CONN -10.4 (-2.4) 135.7 (+6.3) 82% ✓
Baseline ML CONN -10.8 (-2.8) 135.0 (+7.0) 80% ✓

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 21, 2026 CONN 73 – 63 VILL
Mar 14, 2025 CONN 73 – 56 VILL
Feb 18, 2025 CONN 66 – 59 VILL
Jan 8, 2025 VILL 68 – 66 CONN
Feb 25, 2024 CONN 78 – 54 VILL

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings CONN VILL
Overall 34-6 24-9
Conference 17-3 15-5
Home 15-2 14-3
Away 9-3 9-3
Neutral 10-1 1-3
Last 5 5-0 3-2
Streak L1 L2
Avg Pts For 76.6 77.1
Avg Pts Against 65.2 71.2
Massey 20.3 (#12) 14.2 (#36)
Bradley-Terry 5.23 (#3) 2.71 (#28)
W. Bradley-Terry 6.98 (#4) 3.64 (#23)
RPI 0.674 (#5) 0.616 (#29)
Shooting & Four Factors CONN VILL
FG% 48.8% 46.6%
3PT% 34.7% 36.2%
REB / G 36.7 35.5
OREB / G 11.3 12.2
AST / TO 1.61 1.44
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 55.3% 54.8%
TOV% 16.6% 15.6%
ORB% 34.6% 35.5%
FT Rate 22.6% 21.4%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 43.6% 50.8%
Opp TOV% 19.5% 18.9%
DRB% 70.9% 68.0%
Opp FT Rate 27.8% 19.1%

Game Analysis

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