Oh workers can you stand it, oh tell me how you can? Will you be a lousy scab or will you be a man? "Which Side Are You On?" - Pete Seeger
Xavier Musketeers
91 – 84
FINAL Conference
Georgetown Hoyas
Big East Conference · Cintas Center · February 28, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread XAV -4.5 Home covered
O/U 155.5 Over
Money XAV -205 / GTWN +170
Model Predictions
Spread Total XAV win
Actual XAV +7 175 Won
Massey XAV -2.7 (+4.3) — —
Massey Totals — 156.8 (+18.2) —
Bradley-Terry — — 63% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 66% ✓
Baseline Plus ML XAV -3.1 (+3.9) 153.1 (+21.9) 65% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ XAV -4.0 (+3.0) 151.8 (+23.2) 68% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML XAV -3.7 (+3.3) 149.5 (+25.5) 66% ✓
Baseline ML XAV -3.5 (+3.5) 150.8 (+24.2) 68% ✓

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

Last 5 Meetings

Dec 21, 2025 XAV 80 – 77 GTWN
Feb 5, 2025 XAV 74 – 69 GTWN
Jan 4, 2025 GTWN 69 – 63 XAV
Mar 3, 2024 XAV 98 – 93 GTWN
Jan 19, 2024 XAV 92 – 91 GTWN

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings XAV GTWN
Overall 15-18 16-18
Conference 6-14 6-14
Home 12-6 10-7
Away 1-10 4-8
Neutral 2-2 2-3
Last 5 1-4 0-5
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 78.4 73.6
Avg Pts Against 80.6 72.9
Massey 5.5 (#99) 5.8 (#95)
Bradley-Terry 0.93 (#93) 0.91 (#94)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.45 (#85) 1.39 (#88)
RPI 0.511 (#153) 0.512 (#152)
Shooting & Four Factors XAV GTWN
FG% 44.3% 43.4%
3PT% 36.2% 31.7%
REB / G 34.9 36.2
OREB / G 10.0 11.7
AST / TO 1.75 1.40
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 51.7% 49.1%
TOV% 13.9% 15.2%
ORB% 26.4% 33.1%
FT Rate 19.3% 28.7%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 53.2% 49.9%
Opp TOV% 15.6% 16.1%
DRB% 71.1% 68.6%
Opp FT Rate 23.6% 25.7%

Game Analysis

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