Twenty-one years in captivity / His shoes too small to fit his feet "Nelson Mandela" - The Specials
Creighton Bluejays
86 – 77
FINAL Conference
Xavier Musketeers
Big East Conference · CHI Health Center Omaha · January 30, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread CREI -7.5 Home covered
O/U 143.5 Over
Money CREI -280 / XAV +230
Model Predictions
Spread Total CREI win
Actual CREI +9 163 Won
Massey CREI -4.6 (+4.4) — —
Massey Totals — 146.5 (+16.5) —
Bradley-Terry — — 77% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 75% ✓
Baseline Plus ML CREI -4.6 (+4.4) 140.9 (+22.1) 72% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ CREI -5.6 (+3.4) 145.4 (+17.6) 77% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML CREI -5.8 (+3.2) 141.1 (+21.9) 74% ✓
Baseline ML CREI -5.4 (+3.6) 140.5 (+22.5) 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

Jan 22, 2026 CREI 94 – 93 XAV
Dec 17, 2025 CREI 98 – 57 XAV
Mar 1, 2025 XAV 83 – 61 CREI
Feb 10, 2024 CREI 78 – 71 XAV
Jan 24, 2024 CREI 85 – 78 XAV

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings CREI XAV
Overall 25-11 22-12
Conference 15-5 13-7
Home 15-2 15-2
Away 6-6 5-7
Neutral 4-3 2-3
Last 5 5-0 4-1
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 75.5 78.1
Avg Pts Against 70.0 71.6
Massey 13.2 (#40) 11.9 (#46)
Bradley-Terry 2.21 (#45) 1.58 (#63)
W. Bradley-Terry 2.63 (#48) 2.21 (#61)
RPI 0.605 (#32) 0.542 (#101)
Shooting & Four Factors CREI XAV
FG% 47.6% 45.4%
3PT% 35.0% 38.3%
REB / G 37.4 34.3
OREB / G 7.9 8.6
AST / TO 1.32 1.45
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 56.4% 52.6%
TOV% 18.7% 16.4%
ORB% 25.2% 26.5%
FT Rate 21.5% 30.5%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 45.6% 48.1%
Opp TOV% 12.6% 17.4%
DRB% 72.9% 72.6%
Opp FT Rate 12.4% 22.0%

Game Analysis

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