And Harry doesn't mind if he doesn't make the scene. "Sultans of Swing" - Dire Straits
Big East Conference · Cintas Center · February 14, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread XAV -1.5 Home covered
O/U 157.5 Over
Money XAV -130 / MARQ +110
Model Predictions
Spread Total XAV win
Actual XAV +8 184 Won
Massey XAV -3.5 (+4.5) — —
Massey Totals — 158.5 (+25.5) —
Bradley-Terry — — 79% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 84% ✓
Baseline Plus ML XAV -3.9 (+4.1) 156.0 (+28.0) 66% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ XAV -4.3 (+3.7) 157.0 (+27.0) 68% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML XAV -4.2 (+3.8) 150.6 (+33.4) 69% ✓
Baseline ML XAV -4.0 (+4.0) 151.5 (+32.5) 69% ✓

Predictions use only rating snapshots dated before tip-off. Parenthesised values are the signed error vs. the actual result. Model performance →

Last 5 Meetings

Mar 11, 2026 XAV 89 – 87 MARQ
Jan 8, 2026 MARQ 66 – 65 XAV
Mar 13, 2025 MARQ 89 – 87 XAV
Jan 18, 2025 XAV 59 – 57 MARQ
Dec 21, 2024 MARQ 72 – 70 XAV

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings XAV MARQ
Overall 15-18 12-20
Conference 6-14 7-13
Home 12-6 10-7
Away 1-10 2-10
Neutral 2-2 0-3
Last 5 1-4 2-3
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 78.4 75.2
Avg Pts Against 80.6 75.8
Massey 5.4 (#100) 4.8 (#105)
Bradley-Terry 1.08 (#84) 0.25 (#143)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.62 (#77) 0.50 (#128)
RPI 0.523 (#126) 0.478 (#227)
Shooting & Four Factors XAV MARQ
FG% 43.7% 43.3%
3PT% 36.0% 32.2%
REB / G 34.6 34.6
OREB / G 10.0 11.5
AST / TO 1.73 1.34
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 51.0% 50.0%
TOV% 14.2% 16.1%
ORB% 26.0% 30.5%
FT Rate 19.4% 22.8%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 52.8% 51.4%
Opp TOV% 16.7% 19.2%
DRB% 70.9% 65.8%
Opp FT Rate 23.3% 24.1%

Game Analysis

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