But anyone who ever had heart, they wouldn't turn around and break it. "Sweet Jane" - Lou Reed
Big East Conference · Fiserv Forum · January 18, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread MARQ -9.5 Away covered
O/U 148.5 Under
Money MARQ -650 / XAV +425
Model Predictions
Spread Total MARQ win
Actual XAV +2 116 Lost
Massey MARQ -10.1 (-12.1)
Massey Totals 152.2 (-36.2)
Bradley-Terry 97%
Weighted B-T 98%
Efficiency Plus ML MARQ -10.1 (-12.1) 147.7 (-31.7) 81%
Baseline Tuned ML MARQ -9.9 (-11.9) 148.3 (-32.3) 83%
Baseline ML MARQ -10.2 (-12.2) 147.7 (-31.7) 82%
Baseline Plus ML MARQ -10.3 (-12.3) 148.5 (-32.5) 81%

Predictions use only rating snapshots dated before tip-off. Parenthesised values are the signed error vs. the actual result. Model performance →

Last 5 Meetings

Mar 11, 2026 XAV 8987 MARQ
Feb 14, 2026 XAV 9688 MARQ
Jan 8, 2026 MARQ 6665 XAV
Mar 13, 2025 MARQ 8987 XAV
Dec 21, 2024 MARQ 7270 XAV

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings MARQ XAV
Overall 23-11 22-12
Conference 13-7 13-7
Home 14-3 15-2
Away 7-6 5-7
Neutral 2-2 2-3
Last 5 5-0 3-2
Streak L2 L1
Avg Pts For 76.6 78.1
Avg Pts Against 68.7 71.6
Massey 17.7 (#16) 11.3 (#49)
Bradley-Terry 3.82 (#8) 1.16 (#79)
W. Bradley-Terry 4.98 (#7) 1.90 (#68)
RPI 0.671 (#6) 0.541 (#100)
Shooting & Four Factors MARQ XAV
FG% 45.4% 45.9%
3PT% 32.9% 39.3%
REB / G 34.1 34.8
OREB / G 11.0 8.7
AST / TO 1.67 1.47
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 53.0% 53.5%
TOV% 12.7% 16.5%
ORB% 30.2% 26.9%
FT Rate 20.1% 31.4%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 50.6% 48.1%
Opp TOV% 23.4% 17.1%
DRB% 70.1% 73.3%
Opp FT Rate 20.3% 22.1%

Game Analysis

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