I had 'em all out there steppin' and fetchin' like their heads were on fire and their asses was catchin'. "The Ballad of Uneasy Rider" - Charlie Daniels
UConn Huskies
93 – 68
FINAL Neutral Conference Big East
Xavier Musketeers
Big East Conference · Madison Square Garden (Neutral) · March 12, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread CONN -17.5 Home covered
O/U 150.5 Over
Money CONN -2100 / XAV +1100
Model Predictions
Spread Total CONN win
Actual CONN +25 161 Won
Massey CONN -14.5 (+10.5) — —
Massey Totals — 151.4 (+9.6) —
Bradley-Terry — — 95% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 97% ✓
Baseline Plus ML CONN -14.3 (+10.7) 146.0 (+15.0) 87% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ CONN -12.7 (+12.3) 146.4 (+14.6) 85% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML CONN -13.5 (+11.5) 147.1 (+13.9) 86% ✓
Baseline ML CONN -13.5 (+11.5) 145.7 (+15.3) 86% ✓

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 4, 2026 CONN 92 – 60 XAV
Dec 31, 2025 CONN 90 – 67 XAV
Jan 26, 2025 XAV 76 – 72 CONN
Dec 19, 2024 CONN 94 – 89 XAV
Mar 14, 2024 CONN 87 – 60 XAV

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings CONN XAV
Overall 34-6 15-18
Conference 17-3 6-14
Home 15-2 12-6
Away 9-3 1-10
Neutral 10-1 2-2
Last 5 3-2 2-3
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 76.6 78.4
Avg Pts Against 65.2 80.6
Massey 20.1 (#12) 5.6 (#99)
Bradley-Terry 3.99 (#5) 1.03 (#89)
W. Bradley-Terry 4.90 (#6) 1.50 (#83)
RPI 0.643 (#4) 0.511 (#147)
Shooting & Four Factors CONN XAV
FG% 48.4% 44.6%
3PT% 35.7% 36.7%
REB / G 36.5 34.5
OREB / G 11.4 9.9
AST / TO 1.68 1.78
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 55.6% 51.9%
TOV% 16.5% 13.9%
ORB% 34.9% 26.4%
FT Rate 22.2% 20.0%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 45.6% 53.7%
Opp TOV% 18.3% 15.5%
DRB% 71.4% 70.8%
Opp FT Rate 28.9% 23.1%

Game Analysis

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