Sometimes we're not prepared for adversity. "Mercy, Mercy, Mercy" - The Cannonball Adderley Quartet
Xavier Musketeers
91 58
FINAL Conference
DePaul Blue Demons
Big East Conference · Cintas Center · February 29, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread XAV -19.5 Home covered
O/U 154.5 Under
Money XAV -8000 / DEP +1400
Model Predictions
Spread Total XAV win
Actual XAV +33 149 Won
Massey XAV -21.5 (+11.5)
Massey Totals 150.0 (-1.0)
Bradley-Terry 97%
Weighted B-T 99%
Efficiency Plus ML XAV -19.0 (+14.0) 150.1 (-1.1) 90%
Baseline Tuned ML XAV -18.2 (+14.8) 149.5 (-0.5) 90%
Baseline ML XAV -19.8 (+13.2) 149.1 (-0.1) 90%
Baseline Plus ML XAV -19.6 (+13.4) 147.8 (+1.2) 90%

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 31, 2026 XAV 6866 DEP
Jan 3, 2026 DEP 8677 XAV
Feb 15, 2025 XAV 8568 DEP
Jan 11, 2025 XAV 7763 DEP
Feb 4, 2024 XAV 9368 DEP

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings XAV DEP
Overall 16-18 3-29
Conference 9-11 0-20
Home 11-7 3-15
Away 3-9 0-11
Neutral 2-2 0-3
Last 5 1-4 0-5
Streak L2 L20
Avg Pts For 75.9 64.7
Avg Pts Against 74.6 81.8
Massey 9.5 (#59) -8.7 (#312)
Bradley-Terry 1.06 (#96) -1.89 (#328)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.78 (#69) -1.94 (#315)
RPI 0.541 (#103) 0.431 (#311)
Shooting & Four Factors XAV DEP
FG% 43.1% 42.1%
3PT% 33.8% 33.1%
REB / G 38.9 29.7
OREB / G 12.4 7.4
AST / TO 1.42 0.90
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 48.7% 47.8%
TOV% 16.4% 19.8%
ORB% 33.0% 22.2%
FT Rate 23.3% 25.8%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 48.3% 55.7%
Opp TOV% 15.8% 14.9%
DRB% 70.2% 66.7%
Opp FT Rate 22.0% 22.8%

Game Analysis

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