I had 'em all out there steppin' and fetchin' like their heads were on fire and their asses was catchin'. "The Ballad of Uneasy Rider" - Charlie Daniels
DePaul Blue Demons
86 – 77
FINAL Conference
Xavier Musketeers
Big East Conference · Wintrust Arena · January 3, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread DEP -2.5 Home covered
O/U 149.5 Over
Money DEP -148 / XAV +124
Model Predictions
Spread Total DEP win
Actual DEP +9 163 Won
Massey DEP -4.5 (+4.5) — —
Massey Totals — 147.2 (+15.8) —
Bradley-Terry — — 50% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 47% ✗
Baseline Plus ML DEP -3.0 (+6.0) 141.6 (+21.4) 63% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ DEP -2.0 (+7.0) 140.3 (+22.7) 59% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML DEP -2.9 (+6.1) 138.8 (+24.2) 66% ✓
Baseline ML DEP -2.8 (+6.2) 141.0 (+22.0) 66% ✓

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
Feb 15, 2025 XAV 85 – 68 DEP
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 DEP XAV
Overall 16-16 15-18
Conference 8-12 6-14
Home 11-7 12-6
Away 4-7 1-10
Neutral 1-2 2-2
Last 5 2-3 3-2
Streak L3 L1
Avg Pts For 70.2 78.4
Avg Pts Against 69.6 80.6
Massey 3.7 (#116) 3.1 (#124)
Bradley-Terry 0.54 (#129) 1.17 (#89)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.66 (#130) 1.49 (#94)
RPI 0.500 (#173) 0.554 (#86)
Shooting & Four Factors DEP XAV
FG% 44.7% 42.4%
3PT% 33.0% 35.3%
REB / G 34.1 35.6
OREB / G 10.0 10.7
AST / TO 1.32 1.91
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 51.1% 49.9%
TOV% 17.3% 13.6%
ORB% 29.4% 26.9%
FT Rate 28.1% 20.4%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 47.7% 52.7%
Opp TOV% 19.8% 17.9%
DRB% 68.4% 73.3%
Opp FT Rate 26.3% 21.9%

Game Analysis

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