We break down the fantasy football outlook of Xavier Worthy ahead of Week 15

Xavier overcame a sluggish first half to cruise past Missouri State for its fifth straight win heading into Big East play.

Preview the Dec 12 matchup between the Xavier Musketeers and Missouri State Bears with how to watch, tv channel info, predictions, odds, over/under, spread, betting lines and more.

In the preview, we highlighted (highlit?) how necessary it would be for Xavier to keep Missouri State from harvesting free points at the free throw line. The Bears came into this game with pretty miserable overall offensive numbers,

The Missouri State Bears and Xavier Musketeers meet Friday. Tip-off from the Cintas Center in Cincinnati, Ohio, is scheduled for 7 p.m. ET.

Wes Miller Makes Ridiculous Claim After Cincinnati Bearcats Loss to Xavier in Crosstown Shootout

According to FanDuel Sportsbook, Xavier opens as a 1.5-point favorite over UC in Friday's Crosstown Shootout at Cintas Center. The total (over/under) opened at 145.5. KenPom, which has UC (No. 72) eight spots higher than Xavier (No. 80), projects a 72-70 victory for the Musketeers.

Xavier opened up a five-game homestand with an 88-67 victory over Texas A&M-Corpus Christi at Cintas Center Nov. 28.

There were plenty of positive takeaways from Xavier's one-point loss to unbeaten Georgia in the Charleston Classic.

San Diego-based realtor Xavier Zamarron passed away on November 28, at the age of 23

Plus, everything else we know about production so far.

Missouri St reads as 4-4 this season, but that’s a little deceiving. They have beaten UT Rio Grande Valley and then three non-D1 opponents: Northeastern State, a D2, Missouri Southern, another D2, and Northwestern Oklahoma, you guessed it, a D2. Their four losses have all been double digit except for a close one against Arkansas St.