The juice of the carrot, the smile of the parrot / A little drop of claret - anything that rocks "Reasons to be Cheerful, Part 3" - Ian Dury & the Blockheads
Big East Conference · Cintas Center · March 9, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread MARQ -3.5 Away covered
O/U 159.5 Over
Money XAV +145 / MARQ -188
Model Predictions
Spread Total XAV win
Actual MARQ +6 166 Lost
Massey MARQ -3.7 (-2.3)
Massey Totals 153.4 (+12.6)
Bradley-Terry 29%
Weighted B-T 33%
Efficiency Plus ML MARQ -0.7 (-5.3) 153.4 (+12.6) 49%
Baseline Tuned ML MARQ -2.3 (-3.7) 153.4 (+12.6) 40%
Baseline ML MARQ -1.3 (-4.7) 154.5 (+11.5) 46%
Baseline Plus ML MARQ -1.8 (-4.2) 153.8 (+12.2) 46%

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 11, 2026 XAV 8987 MARQ
Feb 14, 2026 XAV 9688 MARQ
Jan 8, 2026 MARQ 6665 XAV
Mar 13, 2025 MARQ 8987 XAV
Jan 18, 2025 XAV 5957 MARQ

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings XAV MARQ
Overall 16-18 27-10
Conference 9-11 14-6
Home 11-7 14-2
Away 3-9 7-5
Neutral 2-2 6-3
Last 5 2-3 3-2
Streak L2 L1
Avg Pts For 75.9 78.1
Avg Pts Against 74.6 69.8
Massey 9.7 (#55) 16.7 (#15)
Bradley-Terry 1.10 (#91) 2.61 (#12)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.78 (#68) 3.17 (#12)
RPI 0.546 (#100) 0.610 (#16)
Shooting & Four Factors XAV MARQ
FG% 43.6% 48.2%
3PT% 34.3% 35.4%
REB / G 38.7 32.9
OREB / G 12.3 9.0
AST / TO 1.40 1.58
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 49.1% 55.5%
TOV% 16.2% 14.7%
ORB% 32.8% 26.8%
FT Rate 23.9% 17.8%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 48.6% 49.9%
Opp TOV% 16.2% 21.8%
DRB% 70.6% 68.9%
Opp FT Rate 22.0% 19.9%

Game Analysis

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