Twenty-one years in captivity / His shoes too small to fit his feet "Nelson Mandela" - The Specials
Big East Conference · Cintas Center · January 15, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread XAV -3.0 Home covered
O/U 163.5 Under
Money XAV -160 / MARQ +135
Model Predictions
Spread Total XAV win
Actual XAV +4 156 Won
Massey XAV -3.2 (+0.8) — —
Massey Totals — 170.6 (-14.6) —
Bradley-Terry — — 71% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 72% ✓
Baseline Plus ML XAV -3.2 (+0.8) 162.0 (-6.0) 65% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ XAV -3.4 (+0.6) 159.5 (-3.5) 66% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML XAV -3.3 (+0.7) 163.1 (-7.1) 65% ✓
Baseline ML XAV -3.0 (+1.0) 163.4 (-7.4) 67% ✓

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 89 – 87 MARQ
Feb 14, 2026 XAV 96 – 88 MARQ
Jan 8, 2026 MARQ 66 – 65 XAV
Mar 13, 2025 MARQ 89 – 87 XAV
Jan 18, 2025 XAV 59 – 57 MARQ

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings XAV MARQ
Overall 27-10 29-7
Conference 15-5 17-3
Home 15-2 16-1
Away 7-4 8-4
Neutral 5-4 5-2
Last 5 5-0 5-0
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 80.9 79.3
Avg Pts Against 74.1 70.3
Massey 13.1 (#18) 13.9 (#13)
Bradley-Terry 2.67 (#15) 2.44 (#20)
W. Bradley-Terry 3.52 (#12) 3.41 (#14)
RPI 0.623 (#16) 0.598 (#34)
Shooting & Four Factors XAV MARQ
FG% 51.0% 50.2%
3PT% 40.9% 35.3%
REB / G 37.9 32.8
OREB / G 9.9 9.1
AST / TO 1.51 1.63
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 57.2% 57.3%
TOV% 18.7% 15.6%
ORB% 30.6% 27.0%
FT Rate 25.4% 19.4%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 50.4% 50.9%
Opp TOV% 17.9% 22.4%
DRB% 74.7% 68.8%
Opp FT Rate 18.9% 19.9%

Game Analysis

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