But anyone who ever had heart, they wouldn't turn around and break it. "Sweet Jane" - Lou Reed
Big East Conference · Fiserv Forum · December 30, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread MARQ -4.0 Home covered
O/U 154.0 Under
Money MARQ -195 / CREI +162
Model Predictions
Spread Total MARQ win
Actual MARQ +5 139 Won
Massey MARQ -2.7 (+2.3) — —
Massey Totals — 149.3 (-10.3) —
Bradley-Terry — — 94% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 97% ✓
Baseline Plus ML MARQ -6.0 (-1.0) 146.1 (-7.1) 74% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ MARQ -4.9 (+0.1) 144.4 (-5.4) 74% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML MARQ -4.3 (+0.7) 146.0 (-7.0) 71% ✓
Baseline ML MARQ -4.0 (+1.0) 146.6 (-7.6) 75% ✓

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 28, 2026 MARQ 86 – 62 CREI
Dec 21, 2025 CREI 84 – 63 MARQ
Feb 8, 2025 CREI 77 – 67 MARQ
Jan 4, 2025 MARQ 79 – 71 CREI
Mar 2, 2024 CREI 89 – 75 MARQ

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings MARQ CREI
Overall 27-10 25-10
Conference 14-6 14-6
Home 14-2 14-2
Away 7-5 8-4
Neutral 6-3 3-4
Last 5 4-1 3-2
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 78.1 80.4
Avg Pts Against 69.8 69.9
Massey 15.0 (#13) 16.7 (#8)
Bradley-Terry 3.19 (#12) 1.42 (#72)
W. Bradley-Terry 4.57 (#9) 2.21 (#60)
RPI 0.653 (#10) 0.584 (#48)
Shooting & Four Factors MARQ CREI
FG% 47.3% 49.8%
3PT% 33.0% 37.5%
REB / G 33.5 40.2
OREB / G 8.7 9.6
AST / TO 1.51 1.57
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 54.4% 59.0%
TOV% 14.9% 15.6%
ORB% 26.0% 30.3%
FT Rate 22.4% 20.9%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 48.1% 45.6%
Opp TOV% 22.8% 10.6%
DRB% 70.2% 77.1%
Opp FT Rate 19.6% 9.6%

Game Analysis

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