Some is rich and some is poor and that's the way the world is / And I don't believe in lying back and saying how bad your life is. "Bankrobber" - The Clash
Butler Bulldogs
59 76
FINAL Conference
Creighton Bluejays
Big East Conference · Hinkle Fieldhouse · March 4, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread BUT -2.5 Away covered
O/U 155.5 Under
Money BUT -155 / CREI +130
Model Predictions
Spread Total BUT win
Actual CREI +17 135 Lost
Massey BUT -4.0 (-21.0)
Massey Totals 158.1 (-23.1)
Bradley-Terry 64%
Weighted B-T 62%
Efficiency Plus ML BUT -3.7 (-20.7) 152.1 (-17.1) 66%
Baseline Tuned ML BUT -3.9 (-20.9) 150.2 (-15.2) 69%
Baseline ML BUT -3.8 (-20.8) 151.3 (-16.3) 69%
Baseline Plus ML BUT -3.9 (-20.9) 153.2 (-18.2) 69%

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 31, 2025 CREI 8985 BUT
Mar 8, 2025 CREI 8774 BUT
Jan 11, 2025 CREI 8076 BUT
Feb 17, 2024 CREI 7957 BUT
Feb 3, 2024 BUT 9998 CREI

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings BUT CREI
Overall 16-16 16-18
Conference 7-13 9-11
Home 10-7 10-6
Away 3-8 4-8
Neutral 3-1 2-4
Last 5 2-3 1-4
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 79.4 75.2
Avg Pts Against 77.5 75.2
Massey 8.5 (#72) 7.5 (#82)
Bradley-Terry 1.20 (#80) 1.11 (#87)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.52 (#84) 1.60 (#80)
RPI 0.510 (#162) 0.522 (#125)
Shooting & Four Factors BUT CREI
FG% 45.4% 45.3%
3PT% 33.4% 34.9%
REB / G 37.7 35.0
OREB / G 12.5 9.5
AST / TO 1.40 1.35
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 51.3% 53.7%
TOV% 15.7% 16.7%
ORB% 35.0% 27.8%
FT Rate 30.7% 21.1%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 52.0% 51.5%
Opp TOV% 15.3% 13.9%
DRB% 69.9% 69.7%
Opp FT Rate 18.1% 17.0%

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