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Marquette vs Villanova Result & Analysis

Date: Fri 15 Mar 2024
Tip-off: 01:30
Final 71-65 (OT)
28-29 30-29 13-7
Position#36
Record23-8
FormWWLLW
Points / game79.2
Allowed / game69.8
Marquette 🏆
USA
vs
Villanova
USA
Position#174
Record18-14
FormWWLLW
Points / game70.7
Allowed / game65.3
USANCAA
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Sections

🎯 1. Model Analysis

Marquette 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

MarquetteUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Georgetown
#337
W
91-57
91
57
+34
A03/02
NCAA
St. John's (N.Y.)
#121
W
86-75
86
75
+11
H10/02
NCAA
Butler
#164
W
78-72
78
72
+6
A13/02
NCAA
Uconn
#5
L
53-81
53
81
-28
A17/02
NCAA
DePaul
#367
W
105-71
105
71
+34
H22/02
NCAA
Xavier
#245
W
88-64
88
64
+24
H25/02
NCAA
Providence
#114
W
91-69
91
69
+22
H29/02
NCAA
Creighton
#43
L
75-89
75
89
-14
A02/03
NCAA
Uconn
#5
L
67-74
67
74
-7
H07/03
NCAA
Xavier
#245
W
86-80
86
80
+6
A09/03
NCAA
1H
2H
44-22
47-35
38-47
48-28
34-32
44-40
26-42
27-39
59-29
46-42
36-26
52-38
50-26
41-43
40-42
35-47
31-42
36-32
37-33
49-47
155.2Avg total
82.0Scored
73.2Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (31)79.269.8149.0+9.474%
Season at home (19)82.266.9149.1+15.384%
Season away (12)74.574.4148.9+0.158%
Last 10 (10)82.073.2155.2+8.870%
Last 5 (5)81.475.2156.6+6.260%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (3)65.077.7142.7-12.70%
vs Similar ◀ (11)77.872.6150.5+5.282%
vs Weaker (16)82.066.4148.4+15.681%
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
Xavier
#245
L
53-56
53
56
-3
A08/02
NCAA
Seton Hall
#108
W
80-54
80
54
+26
H11/02
NCAA
Georgetown
#337
W
70-54
70
54
+16
A17/02
NCAA
Butler
#164
W
72-62
72
62
+10
H20/02
NCAA
Uconn
#5
L
54-78
54
78
-24
A25/02
NCAA
Georgetown
#337
W
75-47
75
47
+28
H27/02
NCAA
Providence
#114
W
71-60
71
60
+11
A02/03
NCAA
Seton Hall
#108
L
56-66
56
66
-10
A06/03
NCAA
Creighton
#43
L
67-69
67
69
-2
H09/03
NCAA
DePaul
#367
W
58-57
58
57
+1
H14/03
NCAA
1H
2H
28-26
25-30
39-24
41-30
28-19
42-35
44-35
28-27
21-31
33-47
43-19
32-28
34-37
37-23
24-30
32-36
29-40
38-29
27-25
31-32
125.9Avg total
65.6Scored
60.3Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (32)70.765.3136.0+5.456%
Season at home (19)72.462.5134.9+9.868%
Season away (13)68.269.4137.6-1.238%
Last 10 (10)65.660.3125.9+5.360%
Last 5 (5)65.459.8125.2+5.660%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (5)67.472.0139.4-4.640%
vs Similar ◀ (16)69.767.6137.3+2.144%
vs Weaker (9)70.858.7129.4+12.178%
This opponent (Marquette) 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

-7-3+0+3+71st half1st half: +5.4+5.41st half: +3.1+3.12nd half2nd half: +3.4+3.42nd half: +2.2+2.2
-7-3+0+3+71st half1st half: +5.4+5.41st half: +3.1+3.12nd half2nd half: +3.4+3.42nd half: +2.2+2.2
MarquetteVillanova
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
MarquetteLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Georgetown
#337
W
44-22
44
22
+22
A03/02
NCAA
St. John's (N.Y.)
#121
L
38-47
38
47
-9
H10/02
NCAA
Butler
#164
W
34-32
34
32
+2
A13/02
NCAA
Uconn
#5
L
26-42
26
42
-16
A17/02
NCAA
DePaul
#367
W
59-29
59
29
+30
H22/02
NCAA
Xavier
#245
W
36-26
36
26
+10
H25/02
NCAA
Providence
#114
W
50-26
50
26
+24
H29/02
NCAA
Creighton
#43
L
40-42
40
42
-2
A02/03
NCAA
Uconn
#5
L
31-42
31
42
-11
H07/03
NCAA
Xavier
#245
W
37-33
37
33
+4
A09/03
NCAA
73.6Avg total
39.5Scored
34.1Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)38.833.872.7+5.063%-
Last 30 at home (18)40.732.373.0+8.372%-
Last 30 away (12)36.136.172.2+0.050%-
Last 10 (10)39.534.173.6+5.460%-
Last 5 (5)38.833.872.6+5.060%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (3)30.043.073.0-13.00%-
vs Similar ◀ (11)37.335.572.7+1.855%-
vs Weaker (16)41.631.072.6+10.681%-
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
Xavier
#245
W
28-26
28
26
+2
A08/02
NCAA
Seton Hall
#108
W
39-24
39
24
+15
H11/02
NCAA
Georgetown
#337
W
28-19
28
19
+9
A17/02
NCAA
Butler
#164
W
44-35
44
35
+9
H20/02
NCAA
Uconn
#5
L
21-31
21
31
-10
A25/02
NCAA
Georgetown
#337
W
43-19
43
19
+24
H27/02
NCAA
Providence
#114
L
34-37
34
37
-3
A02/03
NCAA
Seton Hall
#108
L
24-30
24
30
-6
A06/03
NCAA
Creighton
#43
L
29-40
29
40
-11
H09/03
NCAA
DePaul
#367
W
27-25
27
25
+2
H14/03
NCAA
60.3Avg total
31.7Scored
28.6Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)32.229.761.9+2.547%-
Last 30 at home (17)33.928.562.4+5.459%-
Last 30 away (13)30.031.261.2-1.231%-
Last 10 (10)31.728.660.3+3.160%-
Last 5 (5)31.430.261.6+1.240%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (5)26.033.659.6-7.60%-
vs Similar ◀ (16)33.330.263.5+3.144%-
vs Weaker (9)33.726.660.2+7.178%-
This opponent (Marquette) 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
7
Marquette wins
3
Villanova wins
DateGameScore
31/01/24Villanova v Marquette80-85
15/01/24Marquette v Villanova87-74
02/02/23Marquette v Villanova73-64
31/12/22Villanova v Marquette66-68
03/02/22Marquette v Villanova83-73
20/01/22Villanova v Marquette54-57
11/02/21Villanova v Marquette96-64
24/12/20Marquette v Villanova68-85
13/02/20Villanova v Marquette72-71
04/01/20Marquette v Villanova71-60
Marquettelast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
09/03/24AXavier86-80
07/03/24HUconn67-74
02/03/24ACreighton75-89
29/02/24HProvidence91-69
25/02/24HXavier88-64
22/02/24HDePaul105-71
17/02/24AUconn53-81
13/02/24AButler78-72
10/02/24HSt. John's (N.Y.)86-75
03/02/24AGeorgetown91-57
Villanovalast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
14/03/24HDePaul58-57
09/03/24HCreighton67-69
06/03/24ASeton Hall56-66
02/03/24AProvidence71-60
27/02/24HGeorgetown75-47
25/02/24AUconn54-78
20/02/24HButler72-62
17/02/24AGeorgetown70-54
11/02/24HSeton Hall80-54
08/02/24AXavier53-56

📊 11. Overall Statistics

Marquette
NCAA 2023-24
Recent: 7 Wins / 3 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWWLLW74%
HomeWWWWL84%
AwayWWLLW58%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games311912
Win %74%84%58%
Points / game79.282.274.5
Allowed / game69.866.974.4
Point differential+9.4+15.3+0.1
Avg total149.0149.1148.9
Over main line---
Win by 10+48%68%17%
Close games (≤5 pts) won71% (7)75% (4)67% (3)
Overtime %0%0%0%
Villanova
NCAA 2023-24
Recent: 6 Wins / 4 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWWLLW56%
HomeWWWLW68%
AwayLWLWL38%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games321913
Win %56%68%38%
Points / game70.772.468.2
Allowed / game65.362.569.4
Point differential+5.4+9.8-1.2
Avg total136.0134.9137.6
Over main line---
Win by 10+41%53%23%
Close games (≤5 pts) won36% (11)33% (6)40% (5)
Overtime %12%0%31%
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 Uconn3229391%81.363.8+17.5
2 Marquette3123874%79.269.8+9.4
3 Creighton3223972%80.569.7+10.8
4 Providence33211264%73.068.7+4.3
5 St. John's (N.Y.)32201262%78.571.2+7.3
6 Seton Hall32201262%72.870.2+2.6
7 Villanova32181456%70.765.3+5.4
8 Butler32181456%77.273.7+3.5
9 Xavier35161946%74.674.5+0.1
10 Georgetown3292328%70.877.9-7.0
11 DePaul323299%64.781.8-17.0
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

Team1H2HOTFinal
Marquette28301371
Villanova2929765
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