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Xavier Musketeers
85 – 68
FINAL Conference
DePaul Blue Demons
Big East Conference · Cintas Center · February 15, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread XAV -12.5 Home covered
O/U 143.5 Over
Money XAV -1200 / DEP +700
Model Predictions
Spread Total XAV win
Actual XAV +17 153 Won
Massey XAV -11.3 (+5.7) — —
Massey Totals — 150.8 (+2.2) —
Bradley-Terry — — 91% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 94% ✓
Baseline Plus ML XAV -10.5 (+6.5) 148.9 (+4.1) 84% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ XAV -12.1 (+4.9) 149.2 (+3.8) 87% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML XAV -10.8 (+6.2) 147.0 (+6.0) 84% ✓
Baseline ML XAV -10.2 (+6.8) 148.0 (+5.0) 84% ✓

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 31, 2026 XAV 68 – 66 DEP
Jan 3, 2026 DEP 86 – 77 XAV
Jan 11, 2025 XAV 77 – 63 DEP
Feb 29, 2024 XAV 91 – 58 DEP
Feb 4, 2024 XAV 93 – 68 DEP

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings XAV DEP
Overall 22-12 14-20
Conference 13-7 4-16
Home 15-2 11-8
Away 5-7 2-10
Neutral 2-3 1-2
Last 5 3-2 1-4
Streak L1 L2
Avg Pts For 78.1 72.4
Avg Pts Against 71.6 74.5
Massey 11.7 (#51) 3.5 (#111)
Bradley-Terry 1.65 (#58) -0.15 (#183)
W. Bradley-Terry 2.23 (#57) 0.10 (#165)
RPI 0.546 (#94) 0.458 (#255)
Shooting & Four Factors XAV DEP
FG% 45.6% 44.2%
3PT% 39.0% 34.5%
REB / G 34.0 35.9
OREB / G 8.7 10.1
AST / TO 1.41 1.24
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 52.9% 52.3%
TOV% 16.6% 18.6%
ORB% 26.9% 29.4%
FT Rate 30.0% 20.3%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 49.9% 50.6%
Opp TOV% 17.4% 16.1%
DRB% 72.9% 71.7%
Opp FT Rate 20.9% 20.2%

Game Analysis

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