The black queen chants the funeral march, the cracked brass bells will ring / To summon back the fire witch to the court of the crimson king "The Court of the Crimson King" - King Crimson
Creighton Bluejays
85 – 78
FINAL Conference
Xavier Musketeers
Big East Conference · CHI Health Center Omaha · January 24, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread CREI -7.5 Away covered
O/U 151.5 Over
Money CREI -400 / XAV +280
Model Predictions
Spread Total CREI win
Actual CREI +7 163 Won
Massey CREI -8.7 (-1.7) — —
Massey Totals — 147.4 (+15.6) —
Bradley-Terry — — 85% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 80% ✓
Baseline Plus ML CREI -7.5 (-0.5) 147.1 (+15.9) 81% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ CREI -7.8 (-0.8) 150.5 (+12.5) 82% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML CREI -7.3 (-0.3) 145.2 (+17.8) 80% ✓
Baseline ML CREI -7.6 (-0.6) 146.9 (+16.1) 81% ✓

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 22, 2026 CREI 94 – 93 XAV
Dec 17, 2025 CREI 98 – 57 XAV
Mar 1, 2025 XAV 83 – 61 CREI
Jan 30, 2025 CREI 86 – 77 XAV
Feb 10, 2024 CREI 78 – 71 XAV

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings CREI XAV
Overall 25-10 16-18
Conference 14-6 9-11
Home 14-2 11-7
Away 8-4 3-9
Neutral 3-4 2-2
Last 5 4-1 3-2
Streak L1 L2
Avg Pts For 80.4 75.9
Avg Pts Against 69.9 74.6
Massey 16.4 (#13) 11.5 (#41)
Bradley-Terry 2.26 (#28) 1.23 (#83)
W. Bradley-Terry 2.84 (#24) 2.25 (#52)
RPI 0.606 (#27) 0.573 (#69)
Shooting & Four Factors CREI XAV
FG% 47.9% 44.4%
3PT% 35.4% 35.2%
REB / G 39.6 40.2
OREB / G 8.9 12.4
AST / TO 1.52 1.47
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 56.5% 50.1%
TOV% 15.8% 16.8%
ORB% 27.2% 33.7%
FT Rate 18.9% 23.9%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 44.5% 45.8%
Opp TOV% 11.3% 16.2%
DRB% 74.9% 69.6%
Opp FT Rate 11.0% 20.6%

Game Analysis

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