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DePaul Blue Demons
71 81
FINAL Conference
Butler Bulldogs
Big East Conference · Wintrust Arena · March 7, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread DEP -4.5 Away covered
O/U 142.5 Over
Money DEP -192 / BUT +160
Model Predictions
Spread Total DEP win
Actual BUT +10 152 Lost
Massey DEP -0.7 (-10.7)
Massey Totals 146.0 (+6.0)
Bradley-Terry 62%
Weighted B-T 63%
Efficiency Plus ML DEP -0.6 (-10.6) 140.8 (+11.2) 58%
Baseline Tuned ML DEP -2.0 (-12.0) 136.7 (+15.3) 59%
Baseline ML DEP -2.0 (-12.0) 139.2 (+12.8) 60%
Baseline Plus ML DEP -1.6 (-11.6) 141.9 (+10.1) 59%

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 21, 2026 BUT 8780 DEP
Feb 23, 2025 BUT 8472 DEP
Jan 25, 2025 BUT 8669 DEP
Mar 2, 2024 BUT 8263 DEP
Jan 20, 2024 BUT 7460 DEP

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings DEP BUT
Overall 16-16 16-16
Conference 8-12 7-13
Home 11-7 10-7
Away 4-7 3-8
Neutral 1-2 3-1
Last 5 3-2 2-3
Streak L3 L1
Avg Pts For 70.2 79.4
Avg Pts Against 69.6 77.5
Massey 5.6 (#98) 7.9 (#79)
Bradley-Terry 1.05 (#87) 1.08 (#86)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.32 (#90) 1.38 (#87)
RPI 0.499 (#191) 0.503 (#187)
Shooting & Four Factors DEP BUT
FG% 44.0% 45.3%
3PT% 32.6% 32.8%
REB / G 33.3 37.6
OREB / G 10.1 12.3
AST / TO 1.24 1.37
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 50.4% 51.1%
TOV% 17.9% 15.9%
ORB% 30.1% 34.4%
FT Rate 25.0% 30.1%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 49.7% 51.9%
Opp TOV% 18.6% 15.2%
DRB% 69.8% 70.1%
Opp FT Rate 26.5% 18.0%

Game Analysis

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