MIT Simulator - NCAAB Saturday DePaul vs Xavier Winner
MIT Simulator Score - Musketeers 87.21, Blue Demons 67.84 - Projected Margin of Victory: 19.37 - Current Line: -7 - Variance to Line: 12.37 - MIT Simulator shows Edge Factor of 12.37 points. Value is a dozen points! Key factors noted: The Musketeers only beat the Blue Demons by 5 points earlier this season and that was a home game for Xavier. Using that logic, many will be persuaded to back DePaul at home catching sizable points here. However, the Musketeers were down big to the Blue Demons at halftime in that game and they learned the lesson. They came out and crushed DePaul in the 2nd half. While Xavier has clinched at least a share of the regular season Big East title, they want to own that title outright. All it takes is a win over the Blue Demons Saturday and they've accomplished that goal. Xavier had one of their worst shooting performances of the season with 3-pointers in the first meeting with DePaul. That is unlikely to happen again and the Musketeers are playing with a ton of confidence and will be loose here knowing they can't do any worse than a share of the conference title. Very little pressure, off of a big home win, and rolling into tournament time, the Musketeers are likely to roll again here. Net edge factors for Musketeers equating to road rout victory by 12.37 points per MIT Simulator. Play: XAVIER