I love it when you call me Big Poppa "Big Poppa" - Notorious B.I.G.
Xavier Musketeers
74 – 73
FINAL Conference
Providence Friars
Big East Conference · Cintas Center · January 10, 2021
Betting Lines
Spread XAV -4.0 Away covered
O/U 137.5 Over
Money XAV -180 / PROV +160
Model Predictions
Spread Total XAV win
Actual XAV +1 147 Won
Massey XAV -8.1 (-7.1) — —
Massey Totals — 147.8 (-0.8) —
Bradley-Terry — — 80% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 80% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML XAV -6.9 (-5.9) 148.8 (-1.8) 76% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ XAV -5.0 (-4.0) 148.2 (-1.2) 71% ✓
Baseline Plus ML XAV -6.8 (-5.8) 150.9 (-3.9) 75% ✓
Baseline ML XAV -7.2 (-6.2) 149.6 (-2.6) 76% ✓

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

Last 5 Meetings

Feb 26, 2026 PROV 94 – 84 XAV
Jan 10, 2026 XAV 97 – 84 PROV
Mar 8, 2025 XAV 76 – 68 PROV
Feb 13, 2025 XAV 91 – 82 PROV
Feb 22, 2024 PROV 79 – 75 XAV

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings XAV PROV
Overall 13-8 13-13
Conference 6-7 9-10
Home 11-2 8-3
Away 2-5 4-7
Neutral 0-1 1-3
Last 5 3-2 3-2
Streak L3 L1
Avg Pts For 74.8 69.8
Avg Pts Against 70.2 69.7
Massey 11.5 (#34) 6.3 (#88)
Bradley-Terry 2.61 (#26) 1.74 (#65)
W. Bradley-Terry 3.27 (#37) 2.44 (#65)
RPI 0.614 (#31) 0.551 (#101)
Shooting & Four Factors XAV PROV
FG% 47.6% 45.1%
3PT% 35.5% 28.6%
REB / G 39.6 36.1
OREB / G 9.6 11.4
AST / TO 1.57 1.27
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 54.1% 49.5%
TOV% 16.7% 16.0%
ORB% 27.4% 32.2%
FT Rate 20.0% 24.9%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 44.6% 50.1%
Opp TOV% 16.7% 18.5%
DRB% 72.7% 70.5%
Opp FT Rate 17.8% 20.7%

Game Analysis

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