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Xavier Musketeers
90 – 87
FINAL Conference
Creighton Bluejays
Big East Conference · Cintas Center · January 12, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread XAV -2.0 Home covered
O/U 153.5 Over
Model Predictions
Spread Total XAV win
Actual XAV +3 177 Won
Massey XAV -4.2 (-1.2) — —
Massey Totals — 158.1 (+18.9) —
Bradley-Terry — — 89% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 93% ✓
Baseline Plus ML XAV -3.8 (-0.8) 156.6 (+20.4) 74% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ XAV -4.0 (-1.0) 155.4 (+21.6) 70% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML XAV -4.6 (-1.6) 155.5 (+21.5) 73% ✓
Baseline ML XAV -4.2 (-1.2) 156.0 (+21.0) 75% ✓

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 22, 2026 CREI 94 – 93 XAV
Dec 17, 2025 CREI 98 – 57 XAV
Mar 1, 2025 XAV 83 – 61 CREI
Jan 30, 2025 CREI 86 – 77 XAV
Feb 10, 2024 CREI 78 – 71 XAV

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings XAV CREI
Overall 27-10 24-13
Conference 15-5 14-6
Home 15-2 13-2
Away 7-4 5-6
Neutral 5-4 6-5
Last 5 5-0 3-2
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 80.9 76.4
Avg Pts Against 74.1 68.4
Massey 13.0 (#19) 13.0 (#20)
Bradley-Terry 2.62 (#18) 1.25 (#68)
W. Bradley-Terry 3.55 (#11) 1.76 (#69)
RPI 0.618 (#19) 0.579 (#54)
Shooting & Four Factors XAV CREI
FG% 51.0% 46.3%
3PT% 40.8% 35.3%
REB / G 37.7 38.1
OREB / G 9.6 8.9
AST / TO 1.50 1.35
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 57.3% 53.7%
TOV% 18.8% 16.9%
ORB% 30.0% 26.1%
FT Rate 25.8% 20.5%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 50.0% 47.3%
Opp TOV% 18.1% 15.4%
DRB% 74.4% 77.4%
Opp FT Rate 18.8% 12.5%

Game Analysis

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