Then she opened up a book of poems and handed it to me, written by an Italian poet from the thirteenth century. "Tangled Up in Blue" - Bob Dylan
Big East Conference · Fiserv Forum · March 1, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread MARQ -4.5 Away covered
O/U 139.5 Under
Money MARQ -218 / DEP +180
Model Predictions
Spread Total MARQ win
Actual DEP +11 113 Lost
Massey MARQ -3.3 (-14.3) — —
Massey Totals — 142.8 (-29.8) —
Bradley-Terry — — 48% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 52% ✗
Baseline Plus ML MARQ -2.2 (-13.2) 144.2 (-31.2) 63% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ MARQ -4.4 (-15.4) 144.5 (-31.5) 75% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML MARQ -2.7 (-13.7) 140.5 (-27.5) 62% ✗
Baseline ML MARQ -2.6 (-13.6) 142.6 (-29.6) 66% ✗

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

Last 5 Meetings

Jan 17, 2026 DEP 80 – 75 MARQ
Feb 12, 2025 MARQ 68 – 58 DEP
Jan 15, 2025 MARQ 85 – 83 DEP
Feb 22, 2024 MARQ 105 – 71 DEP
Jan 25, 2024 MARQ 86 – 73 DEP

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings MARQ DEP
Overall 12-20 16-16
Conference 7-13 8-12
Home 10-7 11-7
Away 2-10 4-7
Neutral 0-3 1-2
Last 5 2-3 3-2
Streak L1 L3
Avg Pts For 75.2 70.2
Avg Pts Against 75.8 69.6
Massey 5.7 (#97) 5.4 (#101)
Bradley-Terry 0.38 (#127) 0.99 (#91)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.74 (#111) 1.25 (#92)
RPI 0.481 (#228) 0.497 (#197)
Shooting & Four Factors MARQ DEP
FG% 43.9% 44.2%
3PT% 32.1% 33.2%
REB / G 34.5 33.2
OREB / G 11.4 10.2
AST / TO 1.38 1.29
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 50.5% 50.8%
TOV% 15.8% 17.6%
ORB% 30.3% 30.4%
FT Rate 21.8% 25.0%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 51.3% 49.8%
Opp TOV% 19.0% 18.7%
DRB% 65.3% 69.2%
Opp FT Rate 24.0% 26.4%

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