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Butler Bulldogs
74 – 64
FINAL Conference
Georgetown Hoyas
Big East Conference · Hinkle Fieldhouse · December 19, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread BTLR -10.5 Away covered
O/U 148.5 Under
Money BTLR -600 / GTWN +400
Model Predictions
Spread Total BTLR win
Actual BTLR +10 138 Won
Massey BTLR -15.9 (-5.9) — —
Massey Totals — 159.8 (-21.8) —
Bradley-Terry — — 94% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 96% ✓
Baseline Plus ML BTLR -12.1 (-2.1) 153.0 (-15.0) 86% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ BTLR -12.2 (-2.2) 154.4 (-16.4) 87% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML BTLR -12.0 (-2.0) 153.6 (-15.6) 88% ✓
Baseline ML BTLR -11.3 (-1.3) 154.8 (-16.8) 86% ✓

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

Last 5 Meetings

Feb 18, 2026 BTLR 93 – 89 GTWN
Jan 31, 2026 GTWN 77 – 64 BTLR
Feb 15, 2025 BTLR 97 – 86 GTWN
Jan 31, 2025 GTWN 73 – 70 BTLR
Jan 23, 2024 BTLR 90 – 66 GTWN

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings BTLR GTWN
Overall 18-15 9-23
Conference 9-11 2-18
Home 12-6 7-12
Away 4-7 2-10
Neutral 2-2 0-1
Last 5 5-0 3-2
Streak L2 L5
Avg Pts For 76.5 70.8
Avg Pts Against 73.8 77.9
Massey 10.7 (#43) -0.6 (#182)
Bradley-Terry 1.68 (#56) -0.11 (#188)
W. Bradley-Terry 2.44 (#51) 0.31 (#161)
RPI 0.577 (#61) 0.465 (#232)
Shooting & Four Factors BTLR GTWN
FG% 48.6% 44.4%
3PT% 34.2% 37.1%
REB / G 37.9 38.1
OREB / G 9.5 12.4
AST / TO 1.41 1.05
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 54.9% 52.3%
TOV% 15.0% 19.8%
ORB% 28.4% 35.1%
FT Rate 23.2% 29.2%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 46.8% 48.7%
Opp TOV% 17.7% 17.0%
DRB% 70.8% 69.0%
Opp FT Rate 14.2% 19.0%

Game Analysis

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