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 · Fiserv Forum · December 19, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread MARQ -13.5 Away covered
O/U 148.5 Over
Money MARQ -1600 / BUT +800
Model Predictions
Spread Total MARQ win
Actual MARQ +10 150 Won
Massey MARQ -14.7 (-4.7)
Massey Totals 147.3 (+2.7)
Bradley-Terry 95%
Weighted B-T 97%
Efficiency Plus ML MARQ -12.6 (-2.6) 146.3 (+3.7) 87%
Baseline Tuned ML MARQ -13.7 (-3.7) 146.0 (+4.0) 88%
Baseline ML MARQ -12.5 (-2.5) 147.2 (+2.8) 87%
Baseline Plus ML MARQ -13.8 (-3.8) 144.6 (+5.4) 88%

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 7, 2026 MARQ 7055 BUT
Jan 24, 2026 BUT 8776 MARQ
Jan 29, 2025 MARQ 7869 BUT
Feb 13, 2024 MARQ 7872 BUT
Jan 11, 2024 BUT 6962 MARQ

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings MARQ BUT
Overall 23-11 15-20
Conference 13-7 6-14
Home 14-3 9-8
Away 7-6 2-9
Neutral 2-2 4-3
Last 5 3-2 2-3
Streak L2 L1
Avg Pts For 76.6 74.7
Avg Pts Against 68.7 74.9
Massey 17.9 (#12) 7.4 (#79)
Bradley-Terry 3.36 (#10) 1.17 (#89)
W. Bradley-Terry 5.02 (#8) 2.52 (#58)
RPI 0.661 (#11) 0.547 (#101)
Shooting & Four Factors MARQ BUT
FG% 47.0% 44.6%
3PT% 33.6% 39.3%
REB / G 33.9 37.0
OREB / G 10.5 9.4
AST / TO 1.55 1.14
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 55.0% 53.0%
TOV% 13.9% 18.7%
ORB% 30.2% 30.7%
FT Rate 21.0% 37.6%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 49.8% 44.3%
Opp TOV% 23.3% 12.3%
DRB% 70.0% 70.5%
Opp FT Rate 20.0% 18.8%

Game Analysis

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