They were all in love with dying, they we're doing it in Texas. "Pepper" - Butthole Surfers
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%
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%
Baseline Plus ML MARQ -2.2 (-13.2) 144.2 (-31.2) 63%

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 8075 MARQ
Feb 12, 2025 MARQ 6858 DEP
Jan 15, 2025 MARQ 8583 DEP
Feb 22, 2024 MARQ 10571 DEP
Jan 25, 2024 MARQ 8673 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%

Game Analysis

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