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DePaul Blue Demons
73 – 72
FINAL Conference
Xavier Musketeers
Big East Conference · Wintrust Arena · January 19, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread XAV -8.5 Home covered
O/U 157.5 Under
Money DEP +310 / XAV -450
Model Predictions
Spread Total DEP win
Actual DEP +1 145 Won
Massey XAV -9.4 (+10.4) — —
Massey Totals — 162.3 (-17.3) —
Bradley-Terry — — 14% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 8% ✗
Baseline Plus ML XAV -7.7 (+8.7) 157.5 (-12.5) 21% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ XAV -6.7 (+7.7) 157.2 (-12.2) 23% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML XAV -7.5 (+8.5) 157.4 (-12.4) 19% ✗
Baseline ML XAV -7.9 (+8.9) 157.2 (-12.2) 22% ✗

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 31, 2026 XAV 68 – 66 DEP
Jan 3, 2026 DEP 86 – 77 XAV
Feb 15, 2025 XAV 85 – 68 DEP
Jan 11, 2025 XAV 77 – 63 DEP
Feb 29, 2024 XAV 91 – 58 DEP

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings DEP XAV
Overall 10-23 27-10
Conference 3-17 15-5
Home 7-8 15-2
Away 2-12 7-4
Neutral 1-3 5-4
Last 5 2-3 5-0
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 71.2 80.9
Avg Pts Against 77.3 74.1
Massey 0.2 (#168) 13.4 (#19)
Bradley-Terry 0.27 (#150) 2.78 (#13)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.44 (#139) 3.63 (#11)
RPI 0.511 (#154) 0.632 (#11)
Shooting & Four Factors DEP XAV
FG% 41.7% 50.6%
3PT% 35.1% 40.2%
REB / G 32.9 38.3
OREB / G 9.4 10.3
AST / TO 1.03 1.53
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 49.0% 56.7%
TOV% 18.8% 18.5%
ORB% 26.3% 31.4%
FT Rate 23.7% 25.0%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 51.1% 50.5%
Opp TOV% 19.6% 17.5%
DRB% 66.9% 74.8%
Opp FT Rate 25.2% 18.5%

Game Analysis

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