Can I kick it? Yes you can. "Can I Kick It?" - A Tribe Called Quest
Butler Bulldogs
103 – 95 OT
FINAL Big East-Big 12 Battle
Texas Tech Red Raiders
Hinkle Fieldhouse · November 30, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread BUT -2.5 Home covered
O/U 140.0 Over
Money BUT -160 / TTU +135
Model Predictions
Spread Total BUT win
Actual BUT +8 198 Won
Massey BUT -13.4 (-5.4) — —
Massey Totals — 138.1 (+59.9) —
Bradley-Terry — — 77% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 87% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ BUT -8.3 (-0.3) 139.6 (+58.4) 79% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML BUT -10.7 (-2.7) 137.7 (+60.3) 81% ✓
Baseline ML BUT -11.0 (-3.0) 138.5 (+59.5) 81% ✓
Baseline Plus ML BUT -10.9 (-2.9) 141.4 (+56.6) 82% ✓

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 TTU
Overall 18-15 23-11
Conference 9-11 11-7
Home 12-6 15-2
Away 4-7 4-6
Neutral 2-2 4-3
Last 5 3-2 4-1
Streak L2 L2
Avg Pts For 76.5 75.3
Avg Pts Against 73.8 69.6
Massey 13.3 (#22) 6.4 (#78)
Bradley-Terry 1.23 (#86) 1.29 (#80)
W. Bradley-Terry 2.24 (#69) 1.77 (#86)
RPI 0.580 (#71) 0.580 (#72)
Shooting & Four Factors BUT TTU
FG% 47.6% 41.4%
3PT% 33.5% 27.4%
REB / G 37.4 38.7
OREB / G 8.4 11.2
AST / TO 1.32 0.91
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 54.2% 47.3%
TOV% 14.6% 19.1%
ORB% 25.7% 32.8%
FT Rate 26.0% 29.2%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 43.5% 44.7%
Opp TOV% 18.2% 19.3%
DRB% 69.5% 73.7%
Opp FT Rate 16.0% 15.6%

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