In North Carolina way back in the hills, there lived my pappy and he had him a still. "White Lightning" - The Big Bopper
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% ✓
Baseline Plus ML XAV -19.6 (+13.4) 147.8 (+1.2) 90% ✓
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% ✓

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 68 – 66 DEP
Jan 3, 2026 DEP 86 – 77 XAV
Feb 15, 2025 XAV 85 – 68 DEP
Jan 11, 2025 XAV 77 – 63 DEP
Feb 4, 2024 XAV 93 – 68 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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