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Xavier vs Villanova Result & Analysis

Date: Wed 12 Jan 2022
Tip-off: 23:30
Final 60-64
27-38 33-26
Position#155
Record12-3
FormWWWLW
Points / game76.1
Allowed / game64.1
vs
Position#20
Record11-4
FormLWWWW
Points / game73.1
Allowed / game61.6
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🎯 1. Model Analysis

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

🏀 2. Points Analysis

XavierUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Iowa State
#111
L
70-82
70
82
-12
A25/11
NCAA
Virginia Tech
#102
W
59-58
59
58
+1
A27/11
NCAA
Central Michigan
#341
W
78-45
78
45
+33
H01/12
NCAA
Oklahoma State
#194
W
77-71
77
71
+6
A05/12
NCAA
Ball State
#237
W
96-50
96
50
+46
H08/12
NCAA
Cincinnati
#174
W
83-63
83
63
+20
H12/12
NCAA
Morehead State
#76
W
86-63
86
63
+23
H16/12
NCAA
Marquette
#134
W
80-71
80
71
+9
H18/12
NCAA
Villanova
#20
L
58-71
58
71
-13
A22/12
NCAA
Butler
#250
W
87-72
87
72
+15
A08/01
NCAA
1H
2H
39-38
31-44
35-27
24-31
41-25
37-20
35-39
42-32
45-23
51-27
42-27
41-36
47-19
39-44
38-36
42-35
38-30
20-41
42-31
45-41
142.0Avg total
77.4Scored
64.6Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (15)76.164.1140.2+11.980%
Season at home (9)79.858.2138.0+21.6100%
Season away (6)70.573.0143.5-2.550%
Last 10 (10)77.464.6142.0+12.880%
Last 5 (5)78.868.0146.8+10.880%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (2)73.059.5132.5+13.550%
vs Similar (17)74.471.0145.4+3.465%
vs Weaker (11)74.565.9140.4+8.564%
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
La Salle
#285
W
72-46
72
46
+26
A28/11
NCAA
Penn
#247
W
71-56
71
56
+15
A02/12
NCAA
Saint Josephs Hawks
#283
W
81-52
81
52
+29
H04/12
NCAA
Syracuse
#205
W
67-53
67
53
+14
A08/12
NCAA
Baylor
#16
L
36-57
36
57
-21
A12/12
NCAA
Creighton
#82
L
59-79
59
79
-20
A18/12
NCAA
Xavier
#155
W
71-58
71
58
+13
H22/12
NCAA
Seton Hall
#84
W
73-67
73
67
+6
A01/01
NCAA
Creighton
#82
W
75-41
75
41
+34
H06/01
NCAA
DePaul
#210
W
79-64
79
64
+15
A08/01
NCAA
1H
2H
42-17
30-29
33-21
38-35
34-22
47-30
26-29
41-24
15-25
21-32
30-39
29-40
30-38
41-20
31-28
42-39
36-22
39-19
32-37
47-27
125.7Avg total
68.4Scored
57.3Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (15)73.161.6134.7+11.573%
Season at home (5)83.656.6140.2+27.0100%
Season away (10)67.964.1132.0+3.860%
Last 10 (10)68.457.3125.7+11.180%
Last 5 (5)71.461.8133.2+9.680%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (1)51.062.0113.0-11.00%
vs Similar (11)72.568.5141.1+4.064%
vs Weaker ◀ (18)73.460.7134.1+12.772%
This opponent (Xavier) 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

-13-7+0+7+131st half1st half: +10.7+10.71st half: +3.1+3.12nd half2nd half: +2.1+2.12nd half: +8.0+8.0
-13-7+0+7+131st half1st half: +10.7+10.71st half: +3.1+3.12nd half2nd half: +2.1+2.12nd half: +8.0+8.0
XavierVillanova
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
XavierLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Iowa State
#111
W
39-38
39
38
+1
A25/11
NCAA
Virginia Tech
#102
W
35-27
35
27
+8
A27/11
NCAA
Central Michigan
#341
W
41-25
41
25
+16
H01/12
NCAA
Oklahoma State
#194
L
35-39
35
39
-4
A05/12
NCAA
Ball State
#237
W
45-23
45
23
+22
H08/12
NCAA
Cincinnati
#174
W
42-27
42
27
+15
H12/12
NCAA
Morehead State
#76
W
47-19
47
19
+28
H16/12
NCAA
Marquette
#134
W
38-36
38
36
+2
H18/12
NCAA
Villanova
#20
W
38-30
38
30
+8
A22/12
NCAA
Butler
#250
W
42-31
42
31
+11
A08/01
NCAA
69.7Avg total
40.2Scored
29.5Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)35.331.867.2+3.560%-
Last 30 at home (18)36.829.766.5+7.172%-
Last 30 away (12)33.235.068.2-1.842%-
Last 10 (10)40.229.569.7+10.790%-
Last 5 (5)41.428.670.0+12.8100%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (2)41.523.064.5+18.5100%-
vs Similar (17)35.233.869.1+1.453%-
vs Weaker (11)34.430.464.7+4.064%-
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
La Salle
#285
W
42-17
42
17
+25
A28/11
NCAA
Penn
#247
W
33-21
33
21
+12
A02/12
NCAA
Saint Josephs Hawks
#283
W
34-22
34
22
+12
H04/12
NCAA
Syracuse
#205
L
26-29
26
29
-3
A08/12
NCAA
Baylor
#16
L
15-25
15
25
-10
A12/12
NCAA
Creighton
#82
L
30-39
30
39
-9
A18/12
NCAA
Xavier
#155
L
30-38
30
38
-8
H22/12
NCAA
Seton Hall
#84
W
31-28
31
28
+3
A01/01
NCAA
Creighton
#82
W
36-22
36
22
+14
H06/01
NCAA
DePaul
#210
L
32-37
32
37
-5
A08/01
NCAA
58.7Avg total
30.9Scored
27.8Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)33.829.563.3+4.360%-
Last 30 at home (14)38.029.967.9+8.179%-
Last 30 away (16)30.129.259.4+0.944%-
Last 10 (10)30.927.858.7+3.150%-
Last 5 (5)31.832.864.6-1.040%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (1)30.023.053.0+7.0100%-
vs Similar (11)35.430.265.5+5.273%-
vs Weaker ◀ (18)33.129.562.6+3.650%-
This opponent (Xavier) 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

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🤝 10. Games History

Head-to-head record
0
Xavier wins
3
Villanova wins
DateGameScore
22/12/21Villanova v Xavier71-58
22/02/20Xavier v Villanova55-64
30/12/19Villanova v Xavier68-62
Xavierlast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
08/01/22AButler87-72
22/12/21AVillanova58-71
18/12/21HMarquette80-71
16/12/21HMorehead State86-63
12/12/21HCincinnati83-63
08/12/21HBall State96-50
05/12/21AOklahoma State77-71
01/12/21HCentral Michigan78-45
27/11/21AVirginia Tech59-58
25/11/21AIowa State70-82
Villanovalast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
08/01/22ADePaul79-64
06/01/22HCreighton75-41
01/01/22ASeton Hall73-67
22/12/21HXavier71-58
18/12/21ACreighton59-79
12/12/21ABaylor36-57
08/12/21ASyracuse67-53
04/12/21HSaint Josephs Hawks81-52
02/12/21APenn71-56
28/11/21ALa Salle72-46

📊 11. Overall Statistics

Xavier
NCAA 2021-22
Recent: 8 Wins / 2 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWWWLW80%
HomeWWWWW100%
AwayLWWLW50%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games1596
Win %80%100%50%
Points / game76.179.870.5
Allowed / game64.158.273.0
Point differential+11.9+21.6-2.5
Avg total140.2138.0143.5
Over main line---
Win by 10+47%67%17%
Close games (≤5 pts) won100% (2)100% (1)100% (1)
Overtime %0%0%0%
Villanova
NCAA 2021-22
Recent: 8 Wins / 2 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallLWWWW73%
HomeWWWWW100%
AwayWLLWW60%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games15510
Win %73%100%60%
Points / game73.183.667.9
Allowed / game61.656.664.1
Point differential+11.5+27.0+3.8
Avg total134.7140.2132.0
Over main line---
Win by 10+67%100%50%
Close games (≤5 pts) won---
Overtime %7%0%10%
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 Providence1614288%69.863.6+6.2
2 Xavier1512380%76.164.1+11.9
3 Seton Hall1411379%78.164.6+13.5
4 Villanova1511473%73.161.6+11.5
5 Uconn1410471%79.964.3+15.6
6 Creighton1410471%70.465.9+4.6
7 St. John's (N.Y.)139469%82.473.5+8.8
8 Marquette1711665%75.370.2+5.1
9 DePaul159660%76.870.9+5.9
10 Butler148657%63.462.6+0.8
11 Georgetown136746%74.976.0-1.1
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
Xavier273360
Villanova382664
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