Don't talk to me about your big, big heroes "Kelly's Heroes" - Black Grape
Creighton Bluejays
66 – 61
FINAL Conference
Xavier Musketeers
Big East Conference · CHI Health Center Omaha · December 23, 2020
Betting Lines
Spread CREI -7.0 Away covered
O/U 155.0 Under
Money CREI -310 / XAV +255
Model Predictions
Spread Total CREI win
Actual CREI +5 127 Won
Massey CREI -6.3 (-1.3) — —
Massey Totals — 165.0 (-38.0) —
Bradley-Terry — — 25% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 14% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML CREI -4.0 (+1.0) 158.8 (-31.8) 66% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ CREI -3.8 (+1.2) 155.4 (-28.4) 75% ✓
Baseline Plus ML CREI -5.5 (-0.5) 158.6 (-31.6) 71% ✓
Baseline ML CREI -3.5 (+1.5) 158.5 (-31.5) 71% ✓

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 22, 2026 CREI 94 – 93 XAV
Dec 17, 2025 CREI 98 – 57 XAV
Mar 1, 2025 XAV 83 – 61 CREI
Jan 30, 2025 CREI 86 – 77 XAV
Feb 10, 2024 CREI 78 – 71 XAV

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings CREI XAV
Overall 22-9 13-8
Conference 14-6 6-7
Home 11-3 11-2
Away 7-4 2-5
Neutral 4-2 0-1
Last 5 3-2 5-0
Streak L1 L3
Avg Pts For 76.0 74.8
Avg Pts Against 68.2 70.2
Massey 13.4 (#22) 11.4 (#38)
Bradley-Terry 1.82 (#53) 3.62 (#8)
W. Bradley-Terry 2.75 (#57) 5.38 (#10)
RPI 0.583 (#68) 0.658 (#17)
Shooting & Four Factors CREI XAV
FG% 50.4% 51.2%
3PT% 38.1% 41.5%
REB / G 37.2 38.6
OREB / G 8.1 9.2
AST / TO 1.72 1.75
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 58.7% 59.1%
TOV% 14.8% 16.7%
ORB% 24.2% 29.1%
FT Rate 18.1% 21.4%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 47.5% 44.0%
Opp TOV% 18.2% 16.7%
DRB% 72.8% 70.6%
Opp FT Rate 17.9% 17.4%

Game Analysis

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