The tide is high, but I'm holding on. "The Tide is High" - Blondie
Big East Conference · Hinkle Fieldhouse · January 29, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread MARQ -8.5 Away covered
O/U 146.5 Over
Money BTLR +320 / MARQ -425
Model Predictions
Spread Total BTLR win
Actual MARQ +9 147 Lost
Massey MARQ -6.8 (-2.2) — —
Massey Totals — 148.2 (-1.2) —
Bradley-Terry — — 10% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 6% ✓
Baseline Plus ML MARQ -6.4 (-2.6) 147.7 (-0.7) 23% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ MARQ -5.2 (-3.8) 147.4 (-0.4) 22% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML MARQ -6.4 (-2.6) 146.7 (+0.3) 26% ✓
Baseline ML MARQ -5.5 (-3.5) 147.8 (-0.8) 30% ✓

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 7, 2026 MARQ 70 – 55 BTLR
Jan 24, 2026 BTLR 87 – 76 MARQ
Dec 19, 2024 MARQ 80 – 70 BTLR
Feb 13, 2024 MARQ 78 – 72 BTLR
Jan 11, 2024 BTLR 69 – 62 MARQ

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings BTLR MARQ
Overall 15-20 23-11
Conference 6-14 13-7
Home 9-8 14-3
Away 2-9 7-6
Neutral 4-3 2-2
Last 5 2-3 4-1
Streak L1 L2
Avg Pts For 74.7 76.6
Avg Pts Against 74.9 68.7
Massey 7.4 (#80) 17.6 (#18)
Bradley-Terry 0.45 (#136) 3.29 (#14)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.09 (#97) 4.46 (#9)
RPI 0.512 (#158) 0.641 (#15)
Shooting & Four Factors BTLR MARQ
FG% 45.1% 44.8%
3PT% 36.7% 32.7%
REB / G 35.4 34.1
OREB / G 8.6 11.2
AST / TO 1.25 1.59
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 52.5% 52.5%
TOV% 16.6% 13.1%
ORB% 27.1% 30.5%
FT Rate 32.9% 20.6%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 47.6% 50.1%
Opp TOV% 11.4% 23.4%
DRB% 70.7% 70.3%
Opp FT Rate 17.7% 21.1%

Game Analysis

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