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2026–27 college basketball / matchup

Connecticut · #3 · BE · 0–0Xavier · #45 · BE · 0–0Sat, Mar 6 · 2:30 PM ETTNTCintas Center · Cincinnati, OH
Model line
Xavier −2.5
Win probability
Xavier 61%
Projected tempo
70.6
possessions
Site
Xavier home
40%Win probability61%

The model makes Xavier a 2.5-point favorite, winning about 61 times in 100.

Offense vs defense

Each offense against the other team's defense. Small numbers are national ranks; the better rank in each row is bold.

Connecticut offense vs Xavier defense

Connecticut OStatXavier D
66.0#294Tempo#4671.2
55.3#33eFG%#30254.1
16.7#174TOV%#25615.5
36.1#24ORB%#13629.5
29.9#313FT rate#12232.6
9.6#196Block%#12610.3
65.1#7Assist%#35963.3
57.4#262P%#31555.3
34.7#1343P%#23834.8
71.6#217FT%—
40.3#1633PA rate#26536.9

Xavier offense vs Connecticut defense

Xavier OStatConnecticut D
71.2#46Tempo#29466.0
51.8#160eFG%#845.9
13.9#21TOV%#9618.0
26.5#310ORB%#8028.3
28.1#341FT rate#30840.6
10.2#259Block%#915.0
62.2#16Assist%#8549.0
49.8#2642P%#1345.9
36.5#413P%#2030.5
72.9#176FT%—
40.6#1543PA rate#27336.6

Team stats from the 2025–26 season, the same inputs the model uses for these ratings.

Last 5 games

H home · A away · N neutral site.

Connecticut

Mon, Apr 6NMichigan24L 63–69
Sat, Apr 4NIllinois7W 71–62
Sun, Mar 29NDuke1W 73–72
Fri, Mar 27NMichigan St.9W 67–63
Sun, Mar 22NUCLA18W 73–57

Xavier

Thu, Mar 12NConnecticut3L 68–93
Wed, Mar 11NMarquette31W 89–87
Sat, Mar 7AVillanova47L 78–91
Tue, Mar 3HSeton Hall69L 68–77
Sat, Feb 28HGeorgetown65W 91–84