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2026-01-24

Model Predictions

Model Villanova Wildcats UConn Huskies Spread Result
Elo 13.1% 86.9% -
Bradley-Terry 25.4% 74.6% -
Margin 15.5% 84.5% +9.3 (1.3 off)
Pythagorean 42.0% 58.0% -
Efficiency 59.1% 40.9% -
Adjusted Efficiency 14.2% 85.8% -
Log Adjusted 13.8% 86.2% -
Points Off/Def 28.2% 71.8% -

Actual: UConn Huskies +8 (75-67). Predictions use season-end ratings.

Villanova Wildcats

Player MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Numbers RAPM GS
D. Brennan 40 4-6 0-0 8-9 14 0 0 1 1 16 24 +10.2
B. Lindsay 40 0-8 0-6 3-5 1 2 2 0 2 3 -2 -1.8
T. Perkins 39 6-16 2-5 2-4 10 2 0 0 0 16 12 -1.5
M. Hodge 30 4-6 4-6 0-0 3 1 0 0 1 12 9 -0.6
D. Askew 27 4-9 3-4 2-2 4 3 1 1 2 13 11 -0.2
A. Lewis 27 1-13 0-4 2-2 2 5 1 0 2 4 -3 -1.3
M. Palmer 17 1-1 1-1 0-0 3 0 0 0 1 3 4 -6.5
B. Pierce 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 -8.8

UConn Huskies

Player MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Numbers RAPM GS
A. Karaban 40 4-10 1-3 8-9 8 0 0 0 1 17 14 +14.7
S. Demary Jr. 39 4-11 0-1 2-2 4 7 3 0 1 10 12 +7.0
S. Ball 38 7-17 5-12 5-5 5 3 0 0 0 24 15 +5.4
T. Reed Jr. 31 4-7 0-0 2-3 11 4 1 0 4 10 15 -0.6
J. Stewart 20 1-4 0-0 0-1 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 +0.9
J. Ross 19 0-1 0-1 0-2 2 1 0 1 1 0 2 +2.9
B. Mullins 18 3-6 2-5 0-0 0 0 1 0 1 8 2 -2.8
E. Reibe 14 2-4 0-0 0-0 4 2 0 0 0 4 6 -4.1
M. Smith 6 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 1 0 -1 -5.2

* = starter