We are like Greeks. We are like Romans. / Centaurs and monkeys just cluster 'round us "Nemesis" - Shriekback
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% ✗
Baseline Plus ML MARQ -0.0 (+1.0) 149.2 (-18.2) 47% ✗
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% ✓

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 89 – 87 MARQ
Feb 14, 2026 XAV 96 – 88 MARQ
Mar 13, 2025 MARQ 89 – 87 XAV
Jan 18, 2025 XAV 59 – 57 MARQ
Dec 21, 2024 MARQ 72 – 70 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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