I'm going to Wichita, far from this opera for evermore. "Seven Nation Army" - The White Stripes
Xavier Musketeers
83 – 61
FINAL Conference
Creighton Bluejays
Big East Conference · Cintas Center · March 1, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread XAV -1.5 Home covered
O/U 151.5 Under
Money XAV -130 / CREI +110
Model Predictions
Spread Total XAV win
Actual XAV +22 144 Won
Massey XAV -1.4 (+20.6) — —
Massey Totals — 148.7 (-4.7) —
Bradley-Terry — — 48% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 52% ✓
Baseline Plus ML XAV -2.5 (+19.5) 148.5 (-4.5) 65% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ XAV -1.6 (+20.4) 147.6 (-3.6) 54% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML XAV -2.6 (+19.4) 147.1 (-3.1) 60% ✓
Baseline ML XAV -2.2 (+19.8) 148.8 (-4.8) 64% ✓

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
Jan 30, 2025 CREI 86 – 77 XAV
Feb 10, 2024 CREI 78 – 71 XAV
Jan 24, 2024 CREI 85 – 78 XAV

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings XAV CREI
Overall 22-12 25-11
Conference 13-7 15-5
Home 15-2 15-2
Away 5-7 6-6
Neutral 2-3 4-3
Last 5 4-1 3-2
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 78.1 75.5
Avg Pts Against 71.6 70.0
Massey 12.0 (#48) 13.8 (#35)
Bradley-Terry 1.69 (#58) 2.32 (#39)
W. Bradley-Terry 2.28 (#56) 2.82 (#41)
RPI 0.556 (#76) 0.590 (#34)
Shooting & Four Factors XAV CREI
FG% 45.9% 47.2%
3PT% 38.3% 33.8%
REB / G 33.7 38.0
OREB / G 8.1 8.4
AST / TO 1.42 1.35
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 53.2% 55.6%
TOV% 16.6% 18.2%
ORB% 25.6% 26.4%
FT Rate 30.5% 22.0%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 49.8% 45.8%
Opp TOV% 17.8% 11.9%
DRB% 73.8% 73.0%
Opp FT Rate 20.8% 12.9%

Game Analysis

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