And the sound that I'm hearing is only the sound of the low spark of high heeled boys. "The Low Spark of High Heeled Boys" - Traffic
Xavier Musketeers
85 – 83 OT
FINAL Conference
Providence Friars
Big East Conference · Cintas Center · February 1, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread XAV -4.5 Away covered
O/U 153.5 Over
Money XAV -188 / PROV +145
Model Predictions
Spread Total XAV win
Actual XAV +2 168 Won
Massey XAV -4.5 (-2.5) — —
Massey Totals — 160.7 (+7.3) —
Bradley-Terry — — 70% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 75% ✓
Baseline Plus ML XAV -3.6 (-1.6) 157.3 (+10.7) 70% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ XAV -2.4 (-0.4) 153.7 (+14.3) 68% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML XAV -3.4 (-1.4) 156.3 (+11.7) 69% ✓
Baseline ML XAV -3.8 (-1.8) 157.6 (+10.4) 71% ✓

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 26, 2026 PROV 94 – 84 XAV
Jan 10, 2026 XAV 97 – 84 PROV
Mar 8, 2025 XAV 76 – 68 PROV
Feb 13, 2025 XAV 91 – 82 PROV
Feb 22, 2024 PROV 79 – 75 XAV

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings XAV PROV
Overall 27-10 21-12
Conference 15-5 13-7
Home 15-2 15-2
Away 7-4 6-6
Neutral 5-4 0-4
Last 5 3-2 3-2
Streak L1 L4
Avg Pts For 80.9 77.3
Avg Pts Against 74.1 71.0
Massey 12.9 (#25) 11.9 (#30)
Bradley-Terry 2.50 (#19) 2.31 (#24)
W. Bradley-Terry 3.35 (#13) 3.00 (#21)
RPI 0.621 (#16) 0.588 (#43)
Shooting & Four Factors XAV PROV
FG% 50.2% 47.2%
3PT% 39.8% 33.9%
REB / G 37.6 39.5
OREB / G 10.3 12.4
AST / TO 1.57 1.12
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 56.0% 52.4%
TOV% 17.9% 18.4%
ORB% 31.3% 37.3%
FT Rate 22.8% 29.2%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 51.2% 47.8%
Opp TOV% 17.4% 17.4%
DRB% 74.2% 74.0%
Opp FT Rate 19.0% 18.2%

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