They were all in love with dying, they we're doing it in Texas. "Pepper" - Butthole Surfers
Xavier Musketeers
75 – 80
FINAL Conference
UConn Huskies
Big East Conference · Cintas Center · January 11, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread CONN -5.0 Push
O/U 147.0 Over
Money XAV +170 / CONN -205
Model Predictions
Spread Total XAV win
Actual CONN +5 155 Lost
Massey CONN -2.3 (-2.7) — —
Massey Totals — 145.4 (+9.6) —
Bradley-Terry — — 13% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 15% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ CONN -0.5 (-4.5) 142.8 (+12.2) 40% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML CONN -2.0 (-3.0) 143.3 (+11.7) 39% ✓
Baseline ML CONN -1.8 (-3.2) 142.9 (+12.1) 45% ✓
Baseline Plus ML CONN -0.7 (-4.3) 143.1 (+11.9) 47% ✓

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 12, 2026 CONN 93 – 68 XAV
Feb 4, 2026 CONN 92 – 60 XAV
Dec 31, 2025 CONN 90 – 67 XAV
Jan 26, 2025 XAV 76 – 72 CONN
Dec 19, 2024 CONN 94 – 89 XAV

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings XAV CONN
Overall 16-18 37-3
Conference 9-11 18-2
Home 11-7 17-0
Away 3-9 8-3
Neutral 2-2 12-0
Last 5 3-2 4-1
Streak L2 W13
Avg Pts For 75.9 81.4
Avg Pts Against 74.6 63.4
Massey 10.1 (#48) 16.6 (#14)
Bradley-Terry 0.72 (#119) 3.44 (#4)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.59 (#85) 4.22 (#5)
RPI 0.553 (#89) 0.633 (#18)
Shooting & Four Factors XAV CONN
FG% 44.0% 50.5%
3PT% 33.3% 34.0%
REB / G 40.3 38.9
OREB / G 12.1 12.1
AST / TO 1.39 1.71
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 49.2% 57.7%
TOV% 17.4% 15.5%
ORB% 32.8% 38.4%
FT Rate 23.3% 25.8%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 44.6% 45.8%
Opp TOV% 16.9% 16.9%
DRB% 69.0% 74.5%
Opp FT Rate 19.9% 23.9%

Game Analysis

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