Oh workers can you stand it, oh tell me how you can? Will you be a lousy scab or will you be a man? "Which Side Are You On?" - Pete Seeger
Big East Conference · CHI Health Center Omaha · December 21, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread CREI -6.5 Home covered
O/U 151.5 Under
Money CREI -298 / MARQ +240
Model Predictions
Spread Total CREI win
Actual CREI +21 147 Won
Massey CREI -12.9 (+8.1) — —
Massey Totals — 149.2 (-2.2) —
Bradley-Terry — — 94% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 97% ✓
Baseline Plus ML CREI -12.6 (+8.4) 147.4 (-0.4) 86% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ CREI -11.3 (+9.7) 150.3 (-3.3) 85% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML CREI -12.2 (+8.8) 144.4 (+2.6) 87% ✓
Baseline ML CREI -12.1 (+8.9) 145.6 (+1.4) 86% ✓

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 28, 2026 MARQ 86 – 62 CREI
Feb 8, 2025 CREI 77 – 67 MARQ
Jan 4, 2025 MARQ 79 – 71 CREI
Mar 2, 2024 CREI 89 – 75 MARQ
Dec 30, 2023 MARQ 72 – 67 CREI

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings CREI MARQ
Overall 16-18 12-20
Conference 9-11 7-13
Home 10-6 10-7
Away 4-8 2-10
Neutral 2-4 0-3
Last 5 3-2 1-4
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 75.2 75.2
Avg Pts Against 75.2 75.8
Massey 9.9 (#59) 1.2 (#153)
Bradley-Terry 1.16 (#93) -0.81 (#247)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.94 (#79) -0.83 (#220)
RPI 0.566 (#74) 0.448 (#268)
Shooting & Four Factors CREI MARQ
FG% 45.7% 41.7%
3PT% 34.1% 30.3%
REB / G 37.5 37.0
OREB / G 11.2 13.3
AST / TO 1.49 1.40
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 54.1% 48.2%
TOV% 17.1% 15.4%
ORB% 32.3% 33.4%
FT Rate 18.6% 25.8%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 48.3% 51.5%
Opp TOV% 14.4% 20.1%
DRB% 68.0% 68.6%
Opp FT Rate 13.7% 24.9%

Game Analysis

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