I want the bomb, I want the P-Funk, I want my funk uncut. "P-Funk (Wants to Get Funked Up)" - Parliament
DePaul Blue Demons
63 – 77
FINAL Conference
Xavier Musketeers
Big East Conference · Wintrust Arena · January 11, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread XAV -4.5 Away covered
O/U 151.5 Under
Money DEP +170 / XAV -200
Model Predictions
Spread Total DEP win
Actual XAV +14 140 Lost
Massey XAV -2.3 (-11.7) — —
Massey Totals — 155.5 (-15.5) —
Bradley-Terry — — 46% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 38% ✓
Baseline Plus ML XAV -2.4 (-11.6) 151.6 (-11.6) 39% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ XAV -4.1 (-9.9) 148.6 (-8.6) 35% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML XAV -2.1 (-11.9) 149.7 (-9.7) 44% ✓
Baseline ML XAV -2.6 (-11.4) 150.3 (-10.3) 38% ✓

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
Feb 29, 2024 XAV 91 – 58 DEP
Feb 4, 2024 XAV 93 – 68 DEP

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings DEP XAV
Overall 14-20 22-12
Conference 4-16 13-7
Home 11-8 15-2
Away 2-10 5-7
Neutral 1-2 2-3
Last 5 1-4 1-4
Streak L2 L1
Avg Pts For 72.4 78.1
Avg Pts Against 74.5 71.6
Massey 4.0 (#103) 10.3 (#56)
Bradley-Terry 0.01 (#172) 0.89 (#96)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.31 (#147) 1.63 (#76)
RPI 0.490 (#192) 0.521 (#132)
Shooting & Four Factors DEP XAV
FG% 44.8% 46.1%
3PT% 37.7% 38.9%
REB / G 37.2 35.1
OREB / G 10.9 8.9
AST / TO 1.33 1.48
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 53.9% 53.4%
TOV% 18.4% 16.4%
ORB% 31.7% 27.5%
FT Rate 22.5% 31.1%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 50.8% 47.8%
Opp TOV% 16.7% 16.8%
DRB% 71.9% 72.7%
Opp FT Rate 18.6% 22.2%

Game Analysis

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