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Butler Bulldogs
70 80
FINAL Conference
UConn Huskies
Big East Conference · Hinkle Fieldhouse · February 12, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread CONN -11.5 Home covered
O/U 143.5 Over
Money BUT +575 / CONN -850
Model Predictions
Spread Total BUT win
Actual CONN +10 150 Lost
Massey CONN -9.3 (-0.7)
Massey Totals 149.5 (+0.5)
Bradley-Terry 5%
Weighted B-T 3%
Efficiency Plus ML CONN -7.7 (-2.3) 146.3 (+3.7) 25%
Baseline Tuned ML CONN -7.3 (-2.7) 146.8 (+3.2) 22%
Baseline ML CONN -8.4 (-1.6) 146.3 (+3.7) 23%
Baseline Plus ML CONN -9.4 (-0.6) 147.7 (+2.3) 21%

Predictions use only rating snapshots dated before tip-off. Parenthesised values are the signed error vs. the actual result. Model performance →

Last 5 Meetings

Dec 17, 2025 CONN 7960 BUT
Jan 22, 2025 CONN 8078 BUT
Dec 21, 2024 CONN 7874 BUT
Feb 7, 2024 CONN 7162 BUT
Jan 5, 2024 CONN 8881 BUT

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings BUT CONN
Overall 16-16 34-6
Conference 7-13 17-3
Home 10-7 15-2
Away 3-8 9-3
Neutral 3-1 10-1
Last 5 1-4 4-1
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 79.4 76.6
Avg Pts Against 77.5 65.2
Massey 8.8 (#67) 21.1 (#11)
Bradley-Terry 1.12 (#82) 4.63 (#3)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.48 (#84) 5.73 (#4)
RPI 0.525 (#122) 0.668 (#5)
Shooting & Four Factors BUT CONN
FG% 45.6% 49.0%
3PT% 33.8% 36.8%
REB / G 38.7 36.7
OREB / G 13.1 11.5
AST / TO 1.33 1.64
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 51.7% 56.1%
TOV% 16.3% 16.6%
ORB% 36.1% 35.1%
FT Rate 30.4% 21.8%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 50.9% 44.4%
Opp TOV% 15.6% 18.9%
DRB% 69.4% 71.0%
Opp FT Rate 18.2% 29.8%

Game Analysis

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