Now she's with one of my good-time buddies, they're drinking in some crosstown bar. "Whipping Post" - The Allman Brothers
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%
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%
Baseline Plus ML DEP -3.0 (+6.0) 141.6 (+21.4) 63%

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 6866 DEP
Feb 15, 2025 XAV 8568 DEP
Jan 11, 2025 XAV 7763 DEP
Feb 29, 2024 XAV 9158 DEP
Feb 4, 2024 XAV 9368 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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