Don't talk to me about your big, big heroes "Kelly's Heroes" - Black Grape
Big East Conference · Fiserv Forum · February 2, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread MARQ -6.5 Away covered
O/U 142.5 Over
Money MARQ -275 / CONN +225
Model Predictions
Spread Total MARQ win
Actual CONN +8 146 Lost
Massey MARQ -6.2 (-14.2) — —
Massey Totals — 149.3 (-3.3) —
Bradley-Terry — — 88% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 91% ✗
Baseline Plus ML MARQ -7.0 (-15.0) 142.7 (+3.3) 75% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ MARQ -7.6 (-15.6) 142.1 (+3.9) 71% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML MARQ -7.0 (-15.0) 145.2 (+0.8) 79% ✗
Baseline ML MARQ -6.8 (-14.8) 144.1 (+1.9) 77% ✗

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 7, 2026 MARQ 68 – 62 CONN
Jan 4, 2026 CONN 73 – 57 MARQ
Mar 6, 2025 CONN 72 – 66 MARQ
Mar 16, 2024 CONN 73 – 57 MARQ
Mar 7, 2024 CONN 74 – 67 MARQ

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings MARQ CONN
Overall 23-11 24-11
Conference 13-7 14-6
Home 14-3 14-2
Away 7-6 7-4
Neutral 2-2 3-5
Last 5 4-1 3-2
Streak L2 L1
Avg Pts For 76.6 77.0
Avg Pts Against 68.7 68.0
Massey 17.6 (#17) 14.5 (#32)
Bradley-Terry 3.32 (#10) 1.85 (#53)
W. Bradley-Terry 4.39 (#10) 2.69 (#45)
RPI 0.639 (#12) 0.555 (#80)
Shooting & Four Factors MARQ CONN
FG% 45.1% 49.0%
3PT% 32.8% 36.1%
REB / G 33.9 34.4
OREB / G 11.0 10.3
AST / TO 1.64 1.90
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 52.7% 56.9%
TOV% 12.9% 15.1%
ORB% 30.2% 33.2%
FT Rate 20.3% 23.5%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 49.9% 48.8%
Opp TOV% 23.1% 16.9%
DRB% 70.1% 72.9%
Opp FT Rate 21.3% 31.2%

Game Analysis

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