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Xavier Musketeers
74 69
FINAL Conference
Georgetown Hoyas
Big East Conference · Cintas Center · February 5, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread XAV -8.5 Away covered
O/U 139.5 Over
Money XAV -425 / GTWN +320
Model Predictions
Spread Total XAV win
Actual XAV +5 143 Won
Massey XAV -8.3 (-3.3)
Massey Totals 140.3 (+2.7)
Bradley-Terry 75%
Weighted B-T 84%
Efficiency Plus ML XAV -7.9 (-2.9) 140.9 (+2.1) 80%
Baseline Tuned ML XAV -6.9 (-1.9) 137.3 (+5.7) 76%
Baseline ML XAV -6.9 (-1.9) 138.0 (+5.0) 77%
Baseline Plus ML XAV -7.0 (-2.0) 140.2 (+2.8) 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

Feb 28, 2026 XAV 9184 GTWN
Dec 21, 2025 XAV 8077 GTWN
Jan 4, 2025 GTWN 6963 XAV
Mar 3, 2024 XAV 9893 GTWN
Jan 19, 2024 XAV 9291 GTWN

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings XAV GTWN
Overall 22-12 18-16
Conference 13-7 8-12
Home 15-2 14-5
Away 5-7 3-9
Neutral 2-3 1-2
Last 5 3-2 2-3
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 78.1 72.0
Avg Pts Against 71.6 69.6
Massey 11.9 (#49) 6.8 (#86)
Bradley-Terry 1.57 (#63) 1.04 (#87)
W. Bradley-Terry 2.20 (#58) 1.23 (#90)
RPI 0.543 (#96) 0.524 (#136)
Shooting & Four Factors XAV GTWN
FG% 45.3% 45.1%
3PT% 38.3% 30.9%
REB / G 34.2 36.8
OREB / G 8.9 11.8
AST / TO 1.45 1.11
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 52.4% 50.4%
TOV% 16.2% 19.0%
ORB% 27.0% 34.1%
FT Rate 29.8% 18.1%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 48.7% 46.3%
Opp TOV% 17.5% 20.3%
DRB% 72.2% 70.1%
Opp FT Rate 22.2% 20.5%

Game Analysis

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