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Butler vs Villanova Result & Analysis

Date: Sat 05 Mar 2022
Tip-off: 17:00
Final 59-78
24-38 35-40
Position#250
Record13-17
FormWLLLL
Points / game63.3
Allowed / game66.1
Butler
USA
vs
Villanova 🏆
USA
Position#20
Record22-7
FormWWWLW
Points / game73.7
Allowed / game63.8
USANCAA
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Sections

🎯 1. Model Analysis

Butler winLost
-no forecast
Best oddsnone
Implied-
Edge-
Villanova winWon
-no forecast
Best oddsnone
Implied-
Edge-
No frozen forecast was made for this game before tip-off.

🏀 2. Points Analysis

ButlerUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Georgetown
#352
W
56-53
56
53
+3
H29/01
NCAA
Xavier
#155
L
66-68
66
68
-2
A03/02
NCAA
St. John's (N.Y.)
#181
L
72-75
72
75
-3
H05/02
NCAA
Creighton
#82
L
52-54
52
54
-2
A09/02
NCAA
Marquette
#134
W
85-79
85
79
+6
H12/02
NCAA
DePaul
#210
W
73-71
73
71
+2
A16/02
NCAA
St. John's (N.Y.)
#181
L
57-91
57
91
-34
A18/02
NCAA
Providence
#13
L
70-71 OT
70
71
-1
H20/02
NCAA
Seton Hall
#84
L
60-66
60
66
-6
A24/02
NCAA
Marquette
#134
L
56-64
56
64
-8
A26/02
NCAA
1H
2H
32-26
24-27
26-29
40-39
41-41
31-34
30-26
22-28
42-27
43-52
35-35
38-36
30-46
27-45
33-20
31-44
34-34
26-32
33-30
23-34
133.9Avg total
64.7Scored
69.2Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (30)63.366.1129.4-2.943%
Season at home (16)65.664.1129.6+1.556%
Season away (14)60.668.5129.1-7.929%
Last 10 (10)64.769.2133.9-4.530%
Last 5 (5)63.272.6135.8-9.420%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (24)61.669.5131.1-7.929%
vs Similar (2)64.055.5119.5+8.5100%
vs Weaker (4)72.851.2124.0+21.5100%
This opponent (Villanova) is Stronger. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
VillanovaUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
DePaul
#210
W
67-43
67
43
+24
H26/01
NCAA
St. John's (N.Y.)
#181
W
73-62
73
62
+11
H29/01
NCAA
Marquette
#134
L
73-83
73
83
-10
A03/02
NCAA
Uconn
#62
W
85-74
85
74
+11
H05/02
NCAA
St. John's (N.Y.)
#181
W
75-69
75
69
+6
A09/02
NCAA
Seton Hall
#84
W
73-67
73
67
+6
H12/02
NCAA
Providence
#13
W
89-84
89
84
+5
A16/02
NCAA
Georgetown
#352
W
74-66
74
66
+8
H19/02
NCAA
Uconn
#62
L
69-71
69
71
-2
A23/02
NCAA
Providence
#13
W
76-74
76
74
+2
H01/03
NCAA
1H
2H
35-22
32-21
40-26
33-36
32-46
41-37
40-29
45-45
34-28
41-41
29-32
44-35
46-39
43-45
32-22
42-44
32-33
37-38
40-26
36-48
144.7Avg total
75.4Scored
69.3Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (29)73.763.8137.4+9.976%
Season at home (13)77.159.1136.2+18.092%
Season away (16)70.967.6138.5+3.262%
Last 10 (10)75.469.3144.7+6.180%
Last 5 (5)76.272.4148.6+3.880%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (1)51.062.0113.0-11.00%
vs Similar (13)74.771.2145.8+3.569%
vs Weaker ◀ (16)72.857.8130.6+15.081%
This opponent (Butler) is Weaker. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.

📊 3. Team Totals

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⚖️ 4. Spread

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⏱️ 5. Halves

Half by half

-8-4+0+4+81st half1st half: +2.2+2.21st half: +5.7+5.72nd half2nd half: -6.6-6.62nd half: +0.4+0.4
-8-4+0+4+81st half1st half: +2.2+2.21st half: +5.7+5.72nd half2nd half: -6.6-6.62nd half: +0.4+0.4
ButlerVillanova
Each team's average half over its last 10 games. Net is the half margin (above zero = the team wins that half on average: who starts fast, who closes); Pythia projection = the half means of tonight's simulation. Hover a bar for its value.
Bets by half · pick a half
ButlerLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Georgetown
#352
W
32-26
32
26
+6
H29/01
NCAA
Xavier
#155
L
26-29
26
29
-3
A03/02
NCAA
St. John's (N.Y.)
#181
D
41-41
41
41
+0
H05/02
NCAA
Creighton
#82
W
30-26
30
26
+4
A09/02
NCAA
Marquette
#134
W
42-27
42
27
+15
H12/02
NCAA
DePaul
#210
D
35-35
35
35
+0
A16/02
NCAA
St. John's (N.Y.)
#181
L
30-46
30
46
-16
A18/02
NCAA
Providence
#13
W
33-20
33
20
+13
H20/02
NCAA
Seton Hall
#84
D
34-34
34
34
+0
A24/02
NCAA
Marquette
#134
W
33-30
33
30
+3
A26/02
NCAA
65.0Avg total
33.6Scored
31.4Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)30.031.161.1-1.147%-
Last 30 at home (16)30.828.058.8+2.862%-
Last 30 away (14)29.134.663.6-5.529%-
Last 10 (10)33.631.465.0+2.250%-
Last 5 (5)33.033.066.0+0.040%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (24)28.832.561.3-3.733%-
vs Similar (2)32.026.558.5+5.5100%-
vs Weaker (4)36.024.860.8+11.2100%-
This opponent (Villanova) is Stronger. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
VillanovaLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
DePaul
#210
W
35-22
35
22
+13
H26/01
NCAA
St. John's (N.Y.)
#181
W
40-26
40
26
+14
H29/01
NCAA
Marquette
#134
L
32-46
32
46
-14
A03/02
NCAA
Uconn
#62
W
40-29
40
29
+11
H05/02
NCAA
St. John's (N.Y.)
#181
W
34-28
34
28
+6
A09/02
NCAA
Seton Hall
#84
L
29-32
29
32
-3
H12/02
NCAA
Providence
#13
W
46-39
46
39
+7
A16/02
NCAA
Georgetown
#352
W
32-22
32
22
+10
H19/02
NCAA
Uconn
#62
L
32-33
32
33
-1
A23/02
NCAA
Providence
#13
W
40-26
40
26
+14
H01/03
NCAA
66.3Avg total
36.0Scored
30.3Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)34.628.963.5+5.763%-
Last 30 at home (13)37.027.564.5+9.577%-
Last 30 away (17)32.730.062.7+2.753%-
Last 10 (10)36.030.366.3+5.770%-
Last 5 (5)35.830.466.2+5.460%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (1)30.023.053.0+7.0100%-
vs Similar (13)35.229.865.0+5.369%-
vs Weaker ◀ (16)34.428.562.9+5.956%-
This opponent (Butler) is Weaker. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
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🎯 8. Shooting Profile

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💪 9. Team Strengths

Side by side

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🤝 10. Games History

Head-to-head record
2
Butler wins
3
Villanova wins
DateGameScore
16/01/22Villanova v Butler82-42
28/02/21Butler v Villanova73-61
17/12/20Villanova v Butler85-66
05/02/20Butler v Villanova79-76
22/01/20Villanova v Butler76-61
Butlerlast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
26/02/22AMarquette56-64
24/02/22ASeton Hall60-66
20/02/22HProvidence70-71 OT
18/02/22ASt. John's (N.Y.)57-91
16/02/22ADePaul73-71
12/02/22HMarquette85-79
09/02/22ACreighton52-54
05/02/22HSt. John's (N.Y.)72-75
03/02/22AXavier66-68
29/01/22HGeorgetown56-53
Villanovalast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
01/03/22HProvidence76-74
23/02/22AUconn69-71
19/02/22HGeorgetown74-66
16/02/22AProvidence89-84
12/02/22HSeton Hall73-67
09/02/22ASt. John's (N.Y.)75-69
05/02/22HUconn85-74
03/02/22AMarquette73-83
29/01/22HSt. John's (N.Y.)73-62
26/01/22HDePaul67-43

📊 11. Overall Statistics

Butler
NCAA 2021-22
Recent: 3 Wins / 7 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWLLLL43%
HomeWWLWL56%
AwayLWLLL29%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games301614
Win %43%56%29%
Points / game63.365.660.6
Allowed / game66.164.168.5
Point differential-2.9+1.5-7.9
Avg total129.4129.6129.1
Over main line---
Win by 10+23%31%14%
Close games (≤5 pts) won50% (8)50% (4)50% (4)
Overtime %7%6%7%
Villanova
NCAA 2021-22
Recent: 8 Wins / 2 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWWWLW76%
HomeWWWWW92%
AwayWLWWL62%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games291316
Win %76%92%62%
Points / game73.777.170.9
Allowed / game63.859.167.6
Point differential+9.9+18.0+3.2
Avg total137.4136.2138.5
Over main line---
Win by 10+52%69%38%
Close games (≤5 pts) won60% (5)50% (2)67% (3)
Overtime %3%0%6%
This competition's season before tip-off. Green = better than tonight's opponent on the same split; win-% badge green from 60%, red below 40%.

🏆 12. League Table

Big East conference
#TeamGPWLWin %PF/gPA/gDiff
1 Providence2824486%72.566.6+6.0
2 Villanova2922776%73.763.8+9.9
3 Uconn2921872%76.265.6+10.6
4 Creighton2920969%69.366.8+2.6
5 Seton Hall2819968%74.567.2+7.3
6 Marquette29181162%74.470.6+3.9
7 Xavier30171357%72.868.9+4.0
8 St. John's (N.Y.)29161355%79.874.1+5.7
9 DePaul29151452%73.571.4+2.1
10 Butler30131743%63.366.1-2.9
11 Georgetown3062420%70.977.6-6.7
Conference membership from the data provider's standings; records are this season's games before tip-off (conference and non-conference). Click a column to sort. Bars: win %, points scored and allowed per game across the league, and the point differential (green +, red -).

📋 13. Box Score

Team1H2HFinal
Butler243559
Villanova384078
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