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Butler Bulldogs
86 – 91
FINAL Neutral ESPN Events Invitational
Florida Atlantic Owls
State Farm Field House (Neutral) · November 23, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread FAU -6.5 Home covered
O/U 140.5 Over
Money BUT +188 / FAU -250
Model Predictions
Spread Total BUT win
Actual FAU +5 177 Lost
Massey BUT -6.9 (-11.9) — —
Massey Totals — 136.0 (+41.0) —
Bradley-Terry — — 74% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 81% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ BUT -2.1 (-7.1) 138.2 (+38.8) 47% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML BUT -4.1 (-9.1) 137.9 (+39.1) 69% ✗
Baseline ML BUT -4.5 (-9.5) 140.0 (+37.0) 66% ✗
Baseline Plus ML BUT -4.1 (-9.1) 140.8 (+36.2) 64% ✗

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

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings BUT FAU
Overall 18-15 25-9
Conference 9-11 14-4
Home 12-6 13-1
Away 4-7 5-5
Neutral 2-2 7-3
Last 5 3-1 2-1
Streak L2 L2
Avg Pts For 76.5 82.0
Avg Pts Against 73.8 73.4
Massey 11.4 (#25) 4.5 (#100)
Bradley-Terry 0.28 (#156) -0.75 (#245)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.21 (#171) -1.23 (#250)
RPI 0.578 (#75) 0.496 (#186)
Shooting & Four Factors BUT FAU
FG% 45.5% 44.9%
3PT% 32.0% 33.3%
REB / G 39.5 39.7
OREB / G 9.2 11.0
AST / TO 1.29 1.50
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 52.3% 51.9%
TOV% 15.4% 15.3%
ORB% 26.8% 30.3%
FT Rate 27.7% 18.9%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 39.6% 44.6%
Opp TOV% 21.6% 20.8%
DRB% 71.2% 76.8%
Opp FT Rate 15.5% 17.9%

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