The tide is high, but I'm holding on. "The Tide is High" - Blondie
Big East Conference · Wintrust Arena · January 17, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread DEP -2.5 Home covered
O/U 145.5 Over
Money DEP -148 / MARQ +124
Model Predictions
Spread Total DEP win
Actual DEP +5 155 Won
Massey DEP -5.7 (-0.7) — —
Massey Totals — 143.4 (+11.6) —
Bradley-Terry — — 83% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 89% ✓
Baseline Plus ML DEP -5.7 (-0.7) 139.5 (+15.5) 70% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ DEP -4.3 (+0.7) 140.1 (+14.9) 65% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML DEP -4.8 (+0.2) 135.7 (+19.3) 71% ✓
Baseline ML DEP -5.7 (-0.7) 136.4 (+18.6) 70% ✓

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 1, 2026 DEP 62 – 51 MARQ
Feb 12, 2025 MARQ 68 – 58 DEP
Jan 15, 2025 MARQ 85 – 83 DEP
Feb 22, 2024 MARQ 105 – 71 DEP
Jan 25, 2024 MARQ 86 – 73 DEP

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings DEP MARQ
Overall 16-16 12-20
Conference 8-12 7-13
Home 11-7 10-7
Away 4-7 2-10
Neutral 1-2 0-3
Last 5 2-3 1-4
Streak L3 L1
Avg Pts For 70.2 75.2
Avg Pts Against 69.6 75.8
Massey 4.3 (#111) 2.0 (#138)
Bradley-Terry 0.61 (#114) -0.39 (#208)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.90 (#107) -0.58 (#207)
RPI 0.497 (#183) 0.484 (#206)
Shooting & Four Factors DEP MARQ
FG% 44.6% 40.7%
3PT% 33.3% 30.0%
REB / G 33.9 36.2
OREB / G 9.6 12.7
AST / TO 1.28 1.27
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 51.0% 47.0%
TOV% 17.8% 16.0%
ORB% 28.8% 31.8%
FT Rate 29.0% 24.7%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 46.9% 51.5%
Opp TOV% 19.4% 19.2%
DRB% 68.1% 67.6%
Opp FT Rate 26.9% 24.7%

Game Analysis

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