We are not monsters, we're moral people / And yet we have the strength to do this. "Nemesis" - Shriekback
Big East Conference · Fiserv Forum · March 7, 2021
Betting Lines
Spread MARQ -1.5 Home covered
O/U 143.5 Under
Money MARQ -110 / XAV +110
Model Predictions
Spread Total MARQ win
Actual MARQ +7 125 Won
Massey XAV -0.4 (+7.4) — —
Massey Totals — 142.7 (-17.7) —
Bradley-Terry — — 46% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 50% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML MARQ -1.0 (+6.0) 141.5 (-16.5) 55% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ MARQ -0.2 (+6.8) 140.2 (-15.2) 52% ✓
Baseline Plus ML MARQ -0.8 (+6.2) 141.8 (-16.8) 53% ✓
Baseline ML MARQ -0.9 (+6.1) 141.1 (-16.1) 52% ✓

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 89 – 87 MARQ
Feb 14, 2026 XAV 96 – 88 MARQ
Jan 8, 2026 MARQ 66 – 65 XAV
Mar 13, 2025 MARQ 89 – 87 XAV
Jan 18, 2025 XAV 59 – 57 MARQ

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings MARQ XAV
Overall 13-14 13-8
Conference 8-11 6-7
Home 7-7 11-2
Away 6-6 2-5
Neutral 0-1 0-1
Last 5 3-2 2-3
Streak L1 L3
Avg Pts For 69.7 74.8
Avg Pts Against 69.8 70.2
Massey 7.0 (#84) 9.9 (#55)
Bradley-Terry 1.36 (#72) 1.93 (#48)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.85 (#69) 2.31 (#52)
RPI 0.516 (#142) 0.564 (#58)
Shooting & Four Factors MARQ XAV
FG% 44.7% 46.1%
3PT% 32.9% 33.0%
REB / G 36.6 38.3
OREB / G 9.9 9.6
AST / TO 0.87 1.59
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 50.8% 52.4%
TOV% 20.8% 16.0%
ORB% 30.0% 26.8%
FT Rate 26.7% 18.7%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 48.0% 47.1%
Opp TOV% 15.9% 16.4%
DRB% 71.8% 72.5%
Opp FT Rate 21.9% 17.2%

Game Analysis

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