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Xavier Musketeers
76 – 68
FINAL Conference
Providence Friars
Big East Conference · Cintas Center · March 8, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread XAV -11.5 Away covered
O/U 149.5 Under
Money XAV -1000 / PROV +600
Model Predictions
Spread Total XAV win
Actual XAV +8 144 Won
Massey XAV -11.1 (-3.1) — —
Massey Totals — 148.8 (-4.8) —
Bradley-Terry — — 90% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 92% ✓
Baseline Plus ML XAV -12.3 (-4.3) 148.3 (-4.3) 88% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ XAV -9.9 (-1.9) 147.7 (-3.7) 86% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML XAV -12.5 (-4.5) 148.0 (-4.0) 87% ✓
Baseline ML XAV -11.2 (-3.2) 149.2 (-5.2) 88% ✓

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 26, 2026 PROV 94 – 84 XAV
Jan 10, 2026 XAV 97 – 84 PROV
Feb 13, 2025 XAV 91 – 82 PROV
Feb 22, 2024 PROV 79 – 75 XAV
Jan 13, 2024 XAV 85 – 65 PROV

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings XAV PROV
Overall 22-12 12-20
Conference 13-7 6-14
Home 15-2 10-6
Away 5-7 2-9
Neutral 2-3 0-5
Last 5 5-0 1-4
Streak L1 L6
Avg Pts For 78.1 71.3
Avg Pts Against 71.6 72.5
Massey 13.1 (#41) 5.3 (#94)
Bradley-Terry 1.89 (#55) 0.30 (#148)
W. Bradley-Terry 2.53 (#50) 0.80 (#113)
RPI 0.565 (#62) 0.494 (#194)
Shooting & Four Factors XAV PROV
FG% 46.5% 44.2%
3PT% 38.6% 35.7%
REB / G 33.6 36.8
OREB / G 8.0 11.0
AST / TO 1.49 1.01
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 53.7% 52.3%
TOV% 16.1% 18.8%
ORB% 25.1% 32.5%
FT Rate 29.6% 21.4%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 50.0% 49.3%
Opp TOV% 17.8% 13.8%
DRB% 74.3% 71.1%
Opp FT Rate 20.7% 24.1%

Game Analysis

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