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Georgetown Hoyas
77 – 80
FINAL Conference
Xavier Musketeers
Big East Conference · Capital One Arena · December 21, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread GTWN -4.5 Away covered
O/U 149.5 Over
Money GTWN -218 / XAV +180
Model Predictions
Spread Total GTWN win
Actual XAV +3 157 Lost
Massey GTWN -4.4 (-7.4) — —
Massey Totals — 154.6 (+2.4) —
Bradley-Terry — — 85% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 89% ✗
Baseline Plus ML GTWN -3.5 (-6.5) 149.9 (+7.1) 66% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ GTWN -3.6 (-6.6) 147.2 (+9.8) 70% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML GTWN -3.4 (-6.4) 147.5 (+9.5) 69% ✗
Baseline ML GTWN -3.8 (-6.8) 148.8 (+8.2) 69% ✗

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
Feb 5, 2025 XAV 74 – 69 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 GTWN XAV
Overall 16-18 15-18
Conference 6-14 6-14
Home 10-7 12-6
Away 4-8 1-10
Neutral 2-3 2-2
Last 5 3-2 4-1
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 73.6 78.4
Avg Pts Against 72.9 80.6
Massey 2.7 (#136) 2.4 (#138)
Bradley-Terry 1.50 (#68) 0.50 (#137)
W. Bradley-Terry 2.03 (#75) 0.73 (#133)
RPI 0.558 (#86) 0.525 (#134)
Shooting & Four Factors GTWN XAV
FG% 44.0% 42.0%
3PT% 28.8% 36.2%
REB / G 37.4 35.6
OREB / G 11.5 10.9
AST / TO 1.81 2.02
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 49.0% 50.0%
TOV% 12.6% 13.0%
ORB% 31.4% 27.1%
FT Rate 31.1% 20.3%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 49.0% 52.3%
Opp TOV% 16.9% 18.1%
DRB% 71.9% 73.8%
Opp FT Rate 29.8% 20.5%

Game Analysis

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