Don't talk to me about your big, big heroes "Kelly's Heroes" - Black Grape
UConn Huskies
87 – 60
FINAL Neutral Conference Big East
Xavier Musketeers
Big East Conference · Madison Square Garden (Neutral) · March 14, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread CONN -14.5 Home covered
O/U 151.5 Under
Money CONN -1600 / XAV +750
Model Predictions
Spread Total CONN win
Actual CONN +27 147 Won
Massey CONN -11.5 (+15.5) — —
Massey Totals — 147.3 (-0.3) —
Bradley-Terry — — 93% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 93% ✓
Baseline Plus ML CONN -10.7 (+16.3) 144.8 (+2.2) 79% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ CONN -9.6 (+17.4) 144.6 (+2.4) 82% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML CONN -9.9 (+17.1) 146.7 (+0.3) 81% ✓
Baseline ML CONN -9.7 (+17.3) 147.5 (-0.5) 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

Mar 12, 2026 CONN 93 – 68 XAV
Feb 4, 2026 CONN 92 – 60 XAV
Dec 31, 2025 CONN 90 – 67 XAV
Jan 26, 2025 XAV 76 – 72 CONN
Dec 19, 2024 CONN 94 – 89 XAV

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings CONN XAV
Overall 37-3 16-18
Conference 18-2 9-11
Home 17-0 11-7
Away 8-3 3-9
Neutral 12-0 2-2
Last 5 4-1 3-2
Streak W13 L2
Avg Pts For 81.4 75.9
Avg Pts Against 63.4 74.6
Massey 21.3 (#4) 9.9 (#54)
Bradley-Terry 3.80 (#3) 1.17 (#89)
W. Bradley-Terry 4.47 (#3) 1.83 (#68)
RPI 0.626 (#7) 0.545 (#101)
Shooting & Four Factors CONN XAV
FG% 49.2% 43.8%
3PT% 36.6% 34.4%
REB / G 38.6 38.4
OREB / G 12.0 12.1
AST / TO 1.81 1.40
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 56.7% 49.3%
TOV% 15.0% 16.3%
ORB% 37.4% 32.6%
FT Rate 24.5% 23.9%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 45.1% 49.2%
Opp TOV% 16.6% 16.3%
DRB% 73.0% 71.1%
Opp FT Rate 23.8% 21.6%

Game Analysis

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