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Kansas vs Villanova Result & Analysis

Date: Sat 02 Apr 2022
Tip-off: 22:09
Final 81-65
40-29 41-36
Position#8
Record32-6
FormWWWWW
Points / game78.3
Allowed / game67.3
Kansas 🏆
USA
vs
Position#20
Record30-7
FormWWWWW
Points / game71.9
Allowed / game62.2
USANCAANCAA - Semi-finals
Other2021-22
Meetings · Kansas v Villanova
27 Nov 2026
KANS v VILL
upcoming
02 Apr 2022
KANS81
VILL65
Sections

🎯 1. Model Analysis

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

🏀 2. Points Analysis

KansasUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
TCU
#117
L
64-74
64
74
-10
A02/03
NCAA
TCU
#117
W
72-68
72
68
+4
H04/03
NCAA
Texas
#94
W
70-63 OT
70
63
+7
H05/03
NCAA
West Virginia
#206
W
87-63
87
63
+24
H10/03
NCAA
TCU
#117
W
75-62
75
62
+13
H12/03
NCAA
Texas Tech
#46
W
74-65
74
65
+9
H12/03
NCAA
Texas Southern
#133
W
83-56
83
56
+27
H18/03
NCAA
Creighton
#82
W
79-72
79
72
+7
H19/03
NCAA
Providence
#13
W
66-61
66
61
+5
H25/03
NCAA
Miami (FL)
#58
W
76-50
76
50
+26
H27/03
NCAA
1H
2H
35-34
29-40
35-35
37-33
35-33
22-24
41-19
46-44
44-30
31-32
37-36
37-29
47-19
36-37
39-38
40-34
26-17
40-44
29-35
47-15
138.0Avg total
74.6Scored
63.4Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (38)78.367.3145.6+11.184%
Season at home (26)79.365.2144.5+14.192%
Season away (12)76.271.8148.0+4.567%
Last 10 (10)74.663.4138.0+11.290%
Last 5 (5)75.660.8136.4+14.8100%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Strongerno games
vs Similar ◀ (8)74.574.0148.5+0.550%
vs Weaker (22)77.564.8142.3+12.695%
This opponent (Villanova) is Similar. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
VillanovaUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Uconn
#62
L
69-71
69
71
-2
A23/02
NCAA
Providence
#13
W
76-74
76
74
+2
H01/03
NCAA
Butler
#250
W
78-59
78
59
+19
A05/03
NCAA
St. John's (N.Y.)
#181
W
66-65
66
65
+1
H11/03
NCAA
Uconn
#62
W
63-60
63
60
+3
H12/03
NCAA
Creighton
#82
W
54-48
54
48
+6
H12/03
NCAA
Delaware
#96
W
80-60
80
60
+20
H18/03
NCAA
Ohio State
#114
W
71-61
71
61
+10
H20/03
NCAA
Michigan
#159
W
63-55
63
55
+8
H24/03
NCAA
Houston
#9
W
50-44
50
44
+6
H26/03
NCAA
1H
2H
32-33
37-38
40-26
36-48
38-24
40-35
23-30
43-35
33-32
30-28
19-18
35-30
35-25
45-35
39-28
32-33
31-28
32-27
27-20
23-24
126.7Avg total
67.0Scored
59.7Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (37)71.962.2134.1+9.781%
Season at home (20)72.558.0130.5+14.495%
Season away (17)71.367.1138.4+4.265%
Last 10 (10)67.059.7126.7+7.390%
Last 5 (5)63.653.6117.2+10.0100%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (1)50.044.094.0+6.0100%
vs Similar ◀ (12)70.867.6138.3+3.283%
vs Weaker (17)70.958.5129.4+12.582%
This opponent (Kansas) is Similar. 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

-9-4+0+4+91st half1st half: +7.2+7.21st half: +5.3+5.32nd half2nd half: +3.3+3.32nd half: +2.0+2.0
-9-4+0+4+91st half1st half: +7.2+7.21st half: +5.3+5.32nd half2nd half: +3.3+3.32nd half: +2.0+2.0
KansasVillanova
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
KansasLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
TCU
#117
W
35-34
35
34
+1
A02/03
NCAA
TCU
#117
D
35-35
35
35
+0
H04/03
NCAA
Texas
#94
W
35-33
35
33
+2
H05/03
NCAA
West Virginia
#206
W
41-19
41
19
+22
H10/03
NCAA
TCU
#117
W
44-30
44
30
+14
H12/03
NCAA
Texas Tech
#46
W
37-36
37
36
+1
H12/03
NCAA
Texas Southern
#133
W
47-19
47
19
+28
H18/03
NCAA
Creighton
#82
W
39-38
39
38
+1
H19/03
NCAA
Providence
#13
W
26-17
26
17
+9
H25/03
NCAA
Miami (FL)
#58
L
29-35
29
35
-6
H27/03
NCAA
66.4Avg total
36.8Scored
29.6Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)36.231.868.0+4.470%-
Last 30 at home (21)38.031.269.2+6.976%-
Last 30 away (9)31.933.365.2-1.456%-
Last 10 (10)36.829.666.4+7.280%-
Last 5 (5)35.629.064.6+6.680%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Strongerno games
vs Similar ◀ (8)33.834.468.1-0.662%-
vs Weaker (22)37.130.968.0+6.273%-
This opponent (Villanova) is Similar. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
VillanovaLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Uconn
#62
L
32-33
32
33
-1
A23/02
NCAA
Providence
#13
W
40-26
40
26
+14
H01/03
NCAA
Butler
#250
W
38-24
38
24
+14
A05/03
NCAA
St. John's (N.Y.)
#181
L
23-30
23
30
-7
H11/03
NCAA
Uconn
#62
W
33-32
33
32
+1
H12/03
NCAA
Creighton
#82
W
19-18
19
18
+1
H12/03
NCAA
Delaware
#96
W
35-25
35
25
+10
H18/03
NCAA
Ohio State
#114
W
39-28
39
28
+11
H20/03
NCAA
Michigan
#159
W
31-28
31
28
+3
H24/03
NCAA
Houston
#9
W
27-20
27
20
+7
H26/03
NCAA
58.1Avg total
31.7Scored
26.4Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)32.728.961.7+3.863%-
Last 30 at home (18)32.826.359.1+6.678%-
Last 30 away (12)32.632.965.5-0.342%-
Last 10 (10)31.726.458.1+5.380%-
Last 5 (5)30.223.854.0+6.4100%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (1)27.020.047.0+7.0100%-
vs Similar ◀ (12)33.529.763.2+3.867%-
vs Weaker (17)32.528.961.5+3.659%-
This opponent (Kansas) is Similar. 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
0
Kansas wins
1
Villanova wins
DateGameScore
21/12/19Villanova v Kansas56-55
Kansaslast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
27/03/22HMiami (FL)76-50
25/03/22HProvidence66-61
19/03/22HCreighton79-72
18/03/22HTexas Southern83-56
12/03/22HTexas Tech74-65
12/03/22HTCU75-62
10/03/22HWest Virginia87-63
05/03/22HTexas70-63 OT
04/03/22HTCU72-68
02/03/22ATCU64-74
Villanovalast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
26/03/22HHouston50-44
24/03/22HMichigan63-55
20/03/22HOhio State71-61
18/03/22HDelaware80-60
12/03/22HCreighton54-48
12/03/22HUconn63-60
11/03/22HSt. John's (N.Y.)66-65
05/03/22AButler78-59
01/03/22HProvidence76-74
23/02/22AUconn69-71

📊 11. Overall Statistics

Kansas
NCAA 2021-22
Recent: 9 Wins / 1 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWWWWW84%
HomeWWWWW92%
AwayWLWLL67%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games382612
Win %84%92%67%
Points / game78.379.376.2
Allowed / game67.365.271.8
Point differential+11.1+14.1+4.5
Avg total145.6144.5148.0
Over main line---
Win by 10+50%54%42%
Close games (≤5 pts) won78% (9)83% (6)67% (3)
Overtime %5%8%0%
Villanova
NCAA 2021-22
Recent: 9 Wins / 1 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWWWWW81%
HomeWWWWW95%
AwayLWWLW65%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games372017
Win %81%95%65%
Points / game71.972.571.3
Allowed / game62.258.067.1
Point differential+9.7+14.4+4.2
Avg total134.1130.5138.4
Over main line---
Win by 10+49%55%41%
Close games (≤5 pts) won71% (7)75% (4)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 12 conference
#TeamGPWLWin %PF/gPA/gDiff
1 Arizona3733489%84.068.1+15.9
2 Houston3832684%74.858.8+16.1
3 Kansas3832684%78.367.3+11.1
4 Baylor3427779%77.064.1+13.0
5 Texas Tech37271073%72.160.6+11.4
6 Brigham Young3122971%74.067.6+6.4
7 Colorado32211166%71.267.1+4.0
8 Iowa State35221363%65.662.5+3.1
9 TCU34211362%68.564.9+3.6
10 UCF Knights30181260%69.868.2+1.6
11 Cincinnati33181555%69.465.9+3.5
12 Oklahoma State30151550%68.465.7+2.7
13 West Virginia33161748%68.569.0-0.5
14 Kansas State31141745%69.067.5+1.5
15 Arizona State31141745%65.467.2-1.8
16 Utah Utes31112035%69.770.9-1.2
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 -).
Big East conference
#TeamGPWLWin %PF/gPA/gDiff
1 Providence3327682%71.566.2+5.3
2 Villanova3730781%71.962.2+9.7
3 Uconn33231070%74.865.3+9.5
4 Creighton35231266%69.266.4+2.8
5 Seton Hall32211166%71.966.4+5.5
6 Marquette32191359%74.071.6+2.4
7 Xavier32181456%73.969.7+4.2
8 St. John's (N.Y.)32171553%79.674.2+5.4
9 DePaul31151648%73.372.2+1.1
10 Butler33141942%63.866.9-3.1
11 Georgetown3262619%70.577.5-7.1
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
Kansas404181
Villanova293665
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