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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 / BTLR +160
Model Predictions
Spread Total DEP win
Actual BTLR +10 152 Lost
Massey DEP -0.7 (-10.7) — —
Massey Totals — 146.0 (+6.0) —
Bradley-Terry — — 62% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 63% ✗
Baseline Plus ML DEP -1.6 (-11.6) 141.9 (+10.1) 59% ✗
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% ✗

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 BTLR 87 – 80 DEP
Feb 23, 2025 BTLR 84 – 72 DEP
Jan 25, 2025 BTLR 86 – 69 DEP
Mar 2, 2024 BTLR 82 – 63 DEP
Jan 20, 2024 BTLR 74 – 60 DEP

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings DEP BTLR
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 BTLR
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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