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Xavier Musketeers
97 – 84
FINAL Conference
Providence Friars
Big East Conference · Cintas Center · January 10, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread PROV -1.5 Home covered
O/U 165.5 Over
Money XAV -102 / PROV -118
Model Predictions
Spread Total XAV win
Actual XAV +13 181 Won
Massey PROV -1.1 (+14.1) — —
Massey Totals — 177.2 (+3.8) —
Bradley-Terry — — 59% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 55% ✓
Baseline Plus ML XAV -0.0 (+13.0) 167.4 (+13.6) 49% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ XAV -0.9 (+12.1) 163.1 (+17.9) 59% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML PROV -1.0 (+14.0) 162.0 (+19.0) 49% ✗
Baseline ML PROV -0.7 (+13.7) 161.4 (+19.6) 49% ✗

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

Last 5 Meetings

Feb 26, 2026 PROV 94 – 84 XAV
Mar 8, 2025 XAV 76 – 68 PROV
Feb 13, 2025 XAV 91 – 82 PROV
Feb 22, 2024 PROV 79 – 75 XAV
Jan 13, 2024 XAV 85 – 65 PROV

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings XAV PROV
Overall 15-18 15-18
Conference 6-14 7-13
Home 12-6 10-6
Away 1-10 3-9
Neutral 2-2 2-3
Last 5 1-4 2-3
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 78.4 85.3
Avg Pts Against 80.6 84.0
Massey 3.4 (#120) 8.1 (#80)
Bradley-Terry 0.71 (#115) 0.97 (#98)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.15 (#103) 1.65 (#82)
RPI 0.537 (#104) 0.538 (#103)
Shooting & Four Factors XAV PROV
FG% 42.0% 47.7%
3PT% 35.7% 36.4%
REB / G 35.4 39.2
OREB / G 10.9 11.0
AST / TO 1.81 1.36
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 49.6% 55.2%
TOV% 14.0% 15.5%
ORB% 27.4% 30.8%
FT Rate 19.8% 27.5%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 52.4% 50.2%
Opp TOV% 17.9% 15.3%
DRB% 71.7% 67.4%
Opp FT Rate 22.8% 24.1%

Game Analysis

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