Today Billie Joe McAllister jumped off the Tallahatchee Bridge "Ode to Billie Joe" - Bobbie Gentry
Big East Conference · Fiserv Forum · January 8, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread MARQ -5.5 Away covered
O/U 157.5 Under
Money MARQ -238 / XAV +195
Model Predictions
Spread Total MARQ win
Actual MARQ +1 131 Won
Massey MARQ -2.3 (-1.3)
Massey Totals 159.3 (-28.3)
Bradley-Terry 21%
Weighted B-T 16%
Efficiency Plus ML MARQ -2.4 (-1.4) 149.2 (-18.2) 57%
Baseline Tuned ML XAV -0.2 (+1.2) 147.4 (-16.4) 47%
Baseline ML XAV -0.9 (+1.9) 147.4 (-16.4) 51%
Baseline Plus ML MARQ -0.0 (+1.0) 149.2 (-18.2) 47%

Predictions use only rating snapshots dated before tip-off. Parenthesised values are the signed error vs. the actual result. Model performance →

Last 5 Meetings

Mar 11, 2026 XAV 8987 MARQ
Feb 14, 2026 XAV 9688 MARQ
Mar 13, 2025 MARQ 8987 XAV
Jan 18, 2025 XAV 5957 MARQ
Dec 21, 2024 MARQ 7270 XAV

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings MARQ XAV
Overall 12-20 15-18
Conference 7-13 6-14
Home 10-7 12-6
Away 2-10 1-10
Neutral 0-3 2-2
Last 5 0-5 2-3
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 75.2 78.4
Avg Pts Against 75.8 80.6
Massey 1.6 (#146) 3.1 (#121)
Bradley-Terry -1.03 (#259) 0.94 (#100)
W. Bradley-Terry -1.15 (#242) 1.21 (#101)
RPI 0.465 (#235) 0.547 (#94)
Shooting & Four Factors MARQ XAV
FG% 40.3% 42.3%
3PT% 29.9% 35.1%
REB / G 36.7 35.5
OREB / G 12.9 11.0
AST / TO 1.36 1.94
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 46.5% 49.8%
TOV% 15.1% 13.5%
ORB% 31.5% 27.5%
FT Rate 25.1% 20.0%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 50.9% 53.0%
Opp TOV% 19.5% 17.7%
DRB% 67.4% 73.1%
Opp FT Rate 25.4% 23.5%

Game Analysis

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