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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% ✓
Baseline Plus ML XAV -7.0 (-2.0) 140.2 (+2.8) 77% ✓
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% ✓

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 91 – 84 GTWN
Dec 21, 2025 XAV 80 – 77 GTWN
Jan 4, 2025 GTWN 69 – 63 XAV
Mar 3, 2024 XAV 98 – 93 GTWN
Jan 19, 2024 XAV 92 – 91 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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