I'm just like a turtle crawling out of my shell. "Boombastic" - Shaggy
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 BTLR +575 / CONN -850
Model Predictions
Spread Total BTLR 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% ✓
Baseline Plus ML CONN -9.4 (-0.6) 147.7 (+2.3) 21% ✓
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% ✓

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 79 – 60 BTLR
Jan 22, 2025 CONN 80 – 78 BTLR
Dec 21, 2024 CONN 78 – 74 BTLR
Feb 7, 2024 CONN 71 – 62 BTLR
Jan 5, 2024 CONN 88 – 81 BTLR

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings BTLR 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 BTLR 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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