I know you're dissatisfied with your position and your place. "Positively 4th Street" - Bob Dylan
Xavier Musketeers
65 – 69
FINAL Conference
DePaul Blue Demons
Big East Conference · Cintas Center · February 5, 2022
Betting Lines
Spread XAV -13.5 Away covered
O/U 136.5 Under
Model Predictions
Spread Total XAV win
Actual DEP +4 134 Lost
Massey XAV -11.0 (-15.0) — —
Massey Totals — 144.7 (-10.7) —
Bradley-Terry — — 92% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 94% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ XAV -10.5 (-14.5) 142.3 (-8.3) 84% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML XAV -9.8 (-13.8) 142.5 (-8.5) 83% ✗
Baseline ML XAV -9.4 (-13.4) 141.7 (-7.7) 83% ✗
Baseline Plus ML XAV -8.8 (-12.8) 143.5 (-9.5) 82% ✗

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 23-13 15-16
Conference 8-11 6-14
Home 16-5 11-7
Away 4-6 4-9
Neutral 3-2 0-0
Last 5 3-2 1-4
Streak W5 L2
Avg Pts For 74.1 73.3
Avg Pts Against 69.2 72.2
Massey 13.5 (#21) 5.7 (#93)
Bradley-Terry 2.91 (#17) 0.98 (#100)
W. Bradley-Terry 3.49 (#18) 1.34 (#96)
RPI 0.628 (#15) 0.521 (#140)
Shooting & Four Factors XAV DEP
FG% 44.4% 43.0%
3PT% 33.3% 32.0%
REB / G 38.5 39.0
OREB / G 10.7 12.2
AST / TO 1.21 0.85
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 50.8% 48.5%
TOV% 17.5% 18.0%
ORB% 30.5% 32.8%
FT Rate 25.6% 22.8%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 46.5% 48.3%
Opp TOV% 18.6% 17.5%
DRB% 76.2% 71.8%
Opp FT Rate 15.7% 18.6%

Game Analysis

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