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Villanova vs Ohio State Result & Analysis

Date: Sun 20 Mar 2022
Tip-off: 18:40
Final 71-61
39-28 32-33
Position#20
Record27-7
FormWWWWW
Points / game72.9
Allowed / game63.0
vs
Position#114
Record20-11
FormLWLLW
Points / game73.2
Allowed / game67.6
USANCAA
Other2021-22
Sections

🎯 1. Model Analysis

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

🏀 2. Points Analysis

VillanovaUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
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
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
1H
2H
29-32
44-35
46-39
43-45
32-22
42-44
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
137.6Avg total
72.2Scored
65.4Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (34)72.963.0135.9+9.979%
Season at home (17)74.458.9133.3+15.594%
Season away (17)71.367.1138.4+4.265%
Last 10 (10)72.265.4137.6+6.890%
Last 5 (5)68.258.4126.6+9.8100%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Strongerno games
vs Similar ◀ (12)71.069.2140.2+1.875%
vs Weaker (18)71.457.8129.3+13.683%
This opponent (Ohio State) is Similar. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
Ohio StateUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Minnesota
#245
W
70-45
70
45
+25
H16/02
NCAA
Iowa
#48
L
62-75
62
75
-13
H19/02
NCAA
Indiana
#126
W
80-69 OT
80
69
+11
H22/02
NCAA
Illinois
#66
W
86-83
86
83
+3
A25/02
NCAA
Maryland
#217
L
60-75
60
75
-15
A27/02
NCAA
Nebraska
#314
L
70-78
70
78
-8
H02/03
NCAA
Michigan State
#104
W
80-69
80
69
+11
H04/03
NCAA
Michigan
#159
L
69-75
69
75
-6
H06/03
NCAA
Penn State
#234
L
68-71
68
71
-3
H11/03
NCAA
Loyola Chicago
#37
W
54-41
54
41
+13
H18/03
NCAA
1H
2H
23-25
47-20
38-39
24-36
33-28
30-35
36-37
50-46
28-32
32-43
39-43
31-35
43-33
37-36
37-30
32-45
33-24
35-47
23-18
31-23
138.0Avg total
69.9Scored
68.1Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (31)73.267.6140.7+5.665%
Season at home (18)74.664.6139.2+10.078%
Season away (13)71.271.7142.8-0.546%
Last 10 (10)69.968.1138.0+1.850%
Last 5 (5)68.266.8135.0+1.440%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (4)66.265.8132.0+0.550%
vs Similar ◀ (15)74.371.5145.8+2.960%
vs Weaker (11)74.663.1137.7+11.573%
This opponent (Villanova) 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

-6-3+0+3+61st half1st half: +4.6+4.61st half: +2.4+2.42nd half2nd half: +2.2+2.22nd half: -1.7-1.7
-6-3+0+3+61st half1st half: +4.6+4.61st half: +2.4+2.42nd half2nd half: +2.2+2.22nd half: -1.7-1.7
VillanovaOhio State
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.
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VillanovaLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
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
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
60.8Avg total
32.7Scored
28.1Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)33.128.761.8+4.463%-
Last 30 at home (15)32.926.559.4+6.573%-
Last 30 away (15)33.330.964.2+2.353%-
Last 10 (10)32.728.160.8+4.670%-
Last 5 (5)29.625.855.4+3.880%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Strongerno games
vs Similar ◀ (12)33.029.962.9+3.167%-
vs Weaker (18)33.227.961.1+5.361%-
This opponent (Ohio State) is Similar. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
Ohio StateLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Minnesota
#245
L
23-25
23
25
-2
H16/02
NCAA
Iowa
#48
L
38-39
38
39
-1
H19/02
NCAA
Indiana
#126
W
33-28
33
28
+5
H22/02
NCAA
Illinois
#66
L
36-37
36
37
-1
A25/02
NCAA
Maryland
#217
L
28-32
28
32
-4
A27/02
NCAA
Nebraska
#314
L
39-43
39
43
-4
H02/03
NCAA
Michigan State
#104
W
43-33
43
33
+10
H04/03
NCAA
Michigan
#159
W
37-30
37
30
+7
H06/03
NCAA
Penn State
#234
W
33-24
33
24
+9
H11/03
NCAA
Loyola Chicago
#37
W
23-18
23
18
+5
H18/03
NCAA
64.2Avg total
33.3Scored
30.9Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)34.131.665.7+2.563%-
Last 30 at home (17)35.630.466.1+5.276%-
Last 30 away (13)32.233.265.3-1.046%-
Last 10 (10)33.330.964.2+2.450%-
Last 5 (5)35.029.664.6+5.480%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (4)30.234.865.0-4.525%-
vs Similar ◀ (15)35.133.368.4+1.767%-
vs Weaker (11)34.328.162.4+6.273%-
This opponent (Villanova) 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

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🤝 10. Games History

Head-to-head record
0
Villanova wins
0
Ohio State wins
No previous meetings.
Villanovalast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
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
19/02/22HGeorgetown74-66
16/02/22AProvidence89-84
12/02/22HSeton Hall73-67
Ohio Statelast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
18/03/22HLoyola Chicago54-41
11/03/22HPenn State68-71
06/03/22HMichigan69-75
04/03/22HMichigan State80-69
02/03/22HNebraska70-78
27/02/22AMaryland60-75
25/02/22AIllinois86-83
22/02/22HIndiana80-69 OT
19/02/22HIowa62-75
16/02/22HMinnesota70-45

📊 11. Overall Statistics

Villanova
NCAA 2021-22
Recent: 9 Wins / 1 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWWWWW79%
HomeWWWWW94%
AwayLWWLW65%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games341717
Win %79%94%65%
Points / game72.974.471.3
Allowed / game63.058.967.1
Point differential+9.9+15.5+4.2
Avg total135.9133.3138.4
Over main line---
Win by 10+50%59%41%
Close games (≤5 pts) won71% (7)75% (4)67% (3)
Overtime %3%0%6%
Ohio State
NCAA 2021-22
Recent: 5 Wins / 5 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallLWLLW65%
HomeLWLLW78%
AwayLLWWL46%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games311813
Win %65%78%46%
Points / game73.274.671.2
Allowed / game67.664.671.7
Point differential+5.6+10.0-0.5
Avg total140.7139.2142.8
Over main line---
Win by 10+42%56%23%
Close games (≤5 pts) won56% (9)75% (4)40% (5)
Overtime %6%6%8%
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 Providence3227584%71.866.2+5.7
2 Villanova3427779%72.963.0+9.9
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 -).
Big Ten conference
#TeamGPWLWin %PF/gPA/gDiff
1 Purdue3528780%79.768.4+11.3
2 UCLA3427779%75.764.2+11.5
3 Wisconsin3225778%70.666.3+4.2
4 USC3426876%72.466.0+6.4
5 Iowa36261072%83.271.2+12.0
6 Illinois33231070%74.467.2+7.2
7 Michigan State35231266%72.168.6+3.6
8 Ohio State31201165%73.267.6+5.6
9 Indiana35211460%70.866.2+4.6
10 Michigan33191458%73.269.6+3.6
11 Oregon33191458%72.469.5+2.9
12 Rutgers32181456%68.566.5+2.0
13 Washington32171553%70.672.2-1.6
14 Northwestern31151648%73.069.9+3.0
15 Maryland32151747%70.970.7+0.2
16 Penn State31141745%64.665.0-0.4
17 Minnesota30131743%67.069.2-2.2
18 Nebraska32102231%73.378.5-5.2
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 -).

📋 13. Box Score

Team1H2HFinal
Villanova393271
Ohio State283361
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