They were all in love with dying, they we're doing it in Texas. "Pepper" - Butthole Surfers
UConn Huskies
94 – 89 OT
FINAL Conference
Xavier Musketeers
Big East Conference · PeoplesBank Arena · December 19, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread CONN -13.5 Away covered
O/U 146.5 Over
Money CONN -1000 / XAV +600
Model Predictions
Spread Total CONN win
Actual CONN +5 183 Won
Massey CONN -13.0 (-8.0) — —
Massey Totals — 149.4 (+33.6) —
Bradley-Terry — — 86% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 94% ✓
Baseline Plus ML CONN -12.3 (-7.3) 146.9 (+36.1) 87% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ CONN -12.6 (-7.6) 143.6 (+39.4) 87% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML CONN -12.1 (-7.1) 146.7 (+36.3) 86% ✓
Baseline ML CONN -10.4 (-5.4) 146.9 (+36.1) 86% ✓

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
Mar 14, 2024 CONN 87 – 60 XAV

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings CONN XAV
Overall 24-11 22-12
Conference 14-6 13-7
Home 14-2 15-2
Away 7-4 5-7
Neutral 3-5 2-3
Last 5 4-1 2-3
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 77.0 78.1
Avg Pts Against 68.0 71.6
Massey 17.8 (#13) 9.0 (#66)
Bradley-Terry 2.32 (#35) 1.30 (#80)
W. Bradley-Terry 3.79 (#23) 1.93 (#72)
RPI 0.563 (#80) 0.539 (#109)
Shooting & Four Factors CONN XAV
FG% 50.0% 46.7%
3PT% 35.4% 39.4%
REB / G 37.3 37.2
OREB / G 11.1 9.5
AST / TO 1.95 1.58
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 58.3% 54.3%
TOV% 15.2% 16.5%
ORB% 35.2% 29.5%
FT Rate 26.1% 27.9%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 46.7% 47.6%
Opp TOV% 18.4% 18.0%
DRB% 75.2% 76.6%
Opp FT Rate 30.3% 22.0%

Game Analysis

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