I'm going to Wichita, far from this opera for evermore. "Seven Nation Army" - The White Stripes
DePaul Blue Demons
67 – 68
FINAL Conference
Xavier Musketeers
Big East Conference · Wintrust Arena · January 20, 2022
Betting Lines
Spread XAV -9.0 Home covered
O/U 149.0 Under
Money DEP +320 / XAV -420
Model Predictions
Spread Total DEP win
Actual XAV +1 135 Lost
Massey XAV -4.8 (+3.8) — —
Massey Totals — 151.7 (-16.7) —
Bradley-Terry — — 27% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 20% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ XAV -4.2 (+3.2) 150.3 (-15.3) 37% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML XAV -4.4 (+3.4) 152.1 (-17.1) 31% ✓
Baseline ML XAV -4.2 (+3.2) 150.0 (-15.0) 32% ✓
Baseline Plus ML XAV -3.2 (+2.2) 152.9 (-17.9) 39% ✓

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 15-16 23-13
Conference 6-14 8-11
Home 11-7 16-5
Away 4-9 4-6
Neutral 0-0 3-2
Last 5 1-4 3-2
Streak L2 W5
Avg Pts For 73.3 74.1
Avg Pts Against 72.2 69.2
Massey 6.3 (#91) 14.9 (#18)
Bradley-Terry 1.43 (#74) 3.01 (#17)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.82 (#73) 3.91 (#16)
RPI 0.548 (#89) 0.633 (#15)
Shooting & Four Factors DEP XAV
FG% 44.8% 44.8%
3PT% 32.0% 33.6%
REB / G 40.4 39.2
OREB / G 12.6 11.1
AST / TO 0.92 1.14
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 50.4% 51.5%
TOV% 17.2% 18.2%
ORB% 33.9% 31.9%
FT Rate 24.4% 28.2%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 48.6% 45.5%
Opp TOV% 17.2% 19.1%
DRB% 73.0% 76.4%
Opp FT Rate 18.3% 15.7%

Game Analysis

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