He just grinned and shook my hand, "No" was all he said. "The Weight" - The Band
Xavier Musketeers
89 – 84
FINAL Neutral Conference Big East
DePaul Blue Demons
Big East Conference · Madison Square Garden (Neutral) · March 10, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread XAV -12.5 Away covered
O/U 152.0 Over
Money XAV -900 / DEP +600
Model Predictions
Spread Total XAV win
Actual XAV +5 173 Won
Massey XAV -12.9 (-7.9) — —
Massey Totals — 158.4 (+14.6) —
Bradley-Terry — — 91% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 96% ✓
Baseline Plus ML XAV -11.0 (-6.0) 154.7 (+18.3) 86% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ XAV -10.8 (-5.8) 154.7 (+18.3) 85% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML XAV -11.3 (-6.3) 154.8 (+18.2) 85% ✓
Baseline ML XAV -11.1 (-6.1) 154.1 (+18.9) 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

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 XAV DEP
Overall 27-10 10-23
Conference 15-5 3-17
Home 15-2 7-8
Away 7-4 2-12
Neutral 5-4 1-3
Last 5 4-1 1-4
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 80.9 71.2
Avg Pts Against 74.1 77.3
Massey 13.5 (#19) 0.6 (#156)
Bradley-Terry 2.42 (#19) 0.06 (#165)
W. Bradley-Terry 3.43 (#10) 0.13 (#160)
RPI 0.603 (#18) 0.475 (#226)
Shooting & Four Factors XAV DEP
FG% 50.0% 42.2%
3PT% 39.8% 36.5%
REB / G 37.5 32.6
OREB / G 10.2 9.3
AST / TO 1.55 1.08
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 56.3% 49.1%
TOV% 17.7% 18.2%
ORB% 31.2% 25.8%
FT Rate 22.5% 20.7%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 50.4% 51.4%
Opp TOV% 16.6% 17.9%
DRB% 74.3% 66.0%
Opp FT Rate 19.8% 25.2%

Game Analysis

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