Xavier Musketeers

The Musketeers’ games cleared the posted total 24 times in 33 during 2025-26, a rate bettered by a single Division I program. Away from Cincinnati they won once in 11.

The over

Xavier games went over 24 times and under nine, 72.7%. One Division I team topped that rate; none matched it. The Musketeers scored 78.36 a game and allowed 80.64, a defensive figure only 28 teams finished behind.

Road games

Straight up they were 12-6 at home, 2-2 at neutral sites and 1-10 on the road. One unit on them in the 11 road games lost 8.2 units. At home the moneyline came close to even, 0.9 units down over 18. The spread was steadier: 9 covers in 18 at home, 4 in 11 away.

Favorite or underdog

Favored 11 times, Xavier won nine and covered four. Underdogs 22 times, they won six and covered 12, but the moneyline there lost 7.58. The best prices cashed were +220 against West Virginia in Charleston, 78-68, and +180 at Georgetown, 80-77. The shortest that failed were Santa Clara at -165, 68-87, and Creighton at -162, 57-98, both at home.

UConn and Marquette

Three meetings with UConn, three losses and no covers, the last 68-93 in the Big East quarterfinal at +1100. Three with Marquette: two wins and three covers, including an 89-87 first-round win at +150.

The months

December was the only month in profit, 0.75 units on a 4-2 record. February went 2-5 and lost 3.74.

Early neutral games

In the Charleston Classic Xavier lost 77-78 to Georgia as a +475 underdog, covering, then beat West Virginia. The Crosstown Shootout went their way, 79-74 over Cincinnati at -112.

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