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Xavier Musketeers
75 – 79
FINAL Conference
Providence Friars
Big East Conference · Cintas Center · February 22, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread XAV -4.5 Away covered
O/U 153.5 Over
Money XAV -225 / PROV +170
Model Predictions
Spread Total XAV win
Actual PROV +4 154 Lost
Massey XAV -3.8 (-7.8) — —
Massey Totals — 144.8 (+9.2) —
Bradley-Terry — — 56% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 63% ✗
Baseline Plus ML XAV -4.1 (-8.1) 148.7 (+5.3) 69% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ XAV -4.2 (-8.2) 148.2 (+5.8) 72% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML XAV -3.4 (-7.4) 145.7 (+8.3) 65% ✗
Baseline ML XAV -3.6 (-7.6) 146.6 (+7.4) 67% ✗

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

Last 5 Meetings

Feb 26, 2026 PROV 94 – 84 XAV
Jan 10, 2026 XAV 97 – 84 PROV
Mar 8, 2025 XAV 76 – 68 PROV
Feb 13, 2025 XAV 91 – 82 PROV
Jan 13, 2024 XAV 85 – 65 PROV

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings XAV PROV
Overall 16-18 21-14
Conference 9-11 10-10
Home 11-7 14-5
Away 3-9 4-7
Neutral 2-2 3-2
Last 5 3-2 3-2
Streak L2 L2
Avg Pts For 75.9 72.4
Avg Pts Against 74.6 68.8
Massey 10.3 (#49) 9.9 (#53)
Bradley-Terry 1.22 (#87) 1.60 (#59)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.96 (#62) 2.11 (#53)
RPI 0.550 (#92) 0.559 (#80)
Shooting & Four Factors XAV PROV
FG% 43.5% 45.4%
3PT% 34.4% 32.8%
REB / G 38.9 36.2
OREB / G 12.2 8.9
AST / TO 1.43 1.11
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 49.1% 52.4%
TOV% 16.4% 17.7%
ORB% 32.9% 26.3%
FT Rate 23.7% 23.3%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 48.0% 46.3%
Opp TOV% 16.0% 17.8%
DRB% 70.4% 72.4%
Opp FT Rate 21.8% 19.8%

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