Lights going out, and a kick in the balls. "That's Entertainment" - The Jam
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%
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%
Baseline Plus ML XAV -0.0 (+13.0) 167.4 (+13.6) 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 9484 XAV
Mar 8, 2025 XAV 7668 PROV
Feb 13, 2025 XAV 9182 PROV
Feb 22, 2024 PROV 7975 XAV
Jan 13, 2024 XAV 8565 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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