Tire tracks all across your back - I can see you've had your fun. "Crosstown Traffic"- Jimi Hendrix
Butler Bulldogs
88 – 78
FINAL Neutral ESPN Events Invitational
Penn State Nittany Lions
State Farm Field House (Neutral) · November 24, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread BUT -1.0 Home covered
O/U 145.0 Over
Money BUT -115 / PSU -105
Model Predictions
Spread Total BUT win
Actual BUT +10 166 Won
Massey BUT -2.6 (+7.4) — —
Massey Totals — 142.4 (+23.6) —
Bradley-Terry — — 14% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 4% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ PSU -0.1 (+10.1) 145.4 (+20.6) 47% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML BUT -1.5 (+8.5) 141.7 (+24.3) 51% ✓
Baseline ML BUT -0.8 (+9.2) 141.9 (+24.1) 56% ✓
Baseline Plus ML BUT -0.5 (+9.5) 144.3 (+21.7) 50% ✓

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

Last 5 Meetings

Nov 15, 2022 PSU 68 – 62 BUT

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings BUT PSU
Overall 18-15 16-17
Conference 9-11 9-11
Home 12-6 12-4
Away 4-7 2-8
Neutral 2-2 2-5
Last 5 3-2 4-1
Streak L2 L1
Avg Pts For 76.5 75.1
Avg Pts Against 73.8 73.4
Massey 10.2 (#33) 7.6 (#58)
Bradley-Terry -0.33 (#211) 1.49 (#68)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.38 (#207) 2.88 (#45)
RPI 0.511 (#160) 0.513 (#157)
Shooting & Four Factors BUT PSU
FG% 46.4% 43.7%
3PT% 34.4% 29.9%
REB / G 37.8 35.4
OREB / G 9.4 11.0
AST / TO 1.27 0.87
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 53.3% 50.0%
TOV% 15.2% 16.8%
ORB% 27.6% 29.4%
FT Rate 27.8% 28.1%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 43.3% 42.7%
Opp TOV% 20.1% 26.7%
DRB% 68.9% 66.3%
Opp FT Rate 18.2% 19.8%

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