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Butler Bulldogs
56 – 63
FINAL Conference
Seton Hall Pirates
Big East Conference · Hinkle Fieldhouse · February 15, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread HALL -5.5 Away covered
O/U 138.5 Under
Money BTLR +180 / HALL -218
Model Predictions
Spread Total BTLR win
Actual HALL +7 119 Lost
Massey BTLR -0.8 (-7.8) — —
Massey Totals — 143.1 (-24.1) —
Bradley-Terry — — 43% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 37% ✓
Baseline Plus ML HALL -0.6 (-6.4) 143.5 (-24.5) 47% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ BTLR -1.0 (-8.0) 144.3 (-25.3) 57% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML BTLR -0.9 (-7.9) 140.4 (-21.4) 53% ✗
Baseline ML BTLR -0.2 (-7.2) 140.6 (-21.6) 49% ✓

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

Last 5 Meetings

Jan 17, 2026 BTLR 77 – 66 HALL
Feb 5, 2025 BTLR 84 – 54 HALL
Jan 16, 2025 BTLR 82 – 77 HALL
Feb 25, 2024 HALL 76 – 64 BTLR
Jan 13, 2024 HALL 78 – 72 BTLR

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings BTLR HALL
Overall 16-16 21-12
Conference 7-13 10-10
Home 10-7 12-5
Away 3-8 6-6
Neutral 3-1 3-1
Last 5 0-5 3-2
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 79.4 70.3
Avg Pts Against 77.5 65.3
Massey 8.8 (#71) 10.9 (#50)
Bradley-Terry 1.08 (#85) 1.87 (#56)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.45 (#84) 2.56 (#53)
RPI 0.514 (#145) 0.571 (#58)
Shooting & Four Factors BTLR HALL
FG% 45.6% 43.8%
3PT% 34.0% 31.4%
REB / G 38.2 36.0
OREB / G 12.9 13.0
AST / TO 1.36 1.21
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 51.8% 47.9%
TOV% 16.2% 16.3%
ORB% 35.8% 36.4%
FT Rate 30.1% 26.0%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 51.3% 47.8%
Opp TOV% 15.5% 22.6%
DRB% 69.1% 68.5%
Opp FT Rate 18.0% 30.5%

Game Analysis

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