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Xavier Musketeers
85 – 71
FINAL Conference
Butler Bulldogs
Big East Conference · Cintas Center · January 16, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread XAV -5.5 Home covered
O/U 151.5 Over
Money XAV -250 / BUT +188
Model Predictions
Spread Total XAV win
Actual XAV +14 156 Won
Massey XAV -5.6 (+8.4) — —
Massey Totals — 152.2 (+3.8) —
Bradley-Terry — — 55% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 68% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ XAV -6.7 (+7.3) 151.0 (+5.0) 77% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML XAV -5.9 (+8.1) 146.6 (+9.4) 72% ✓
Baseline ML XAV -5.8 (+8.2) 147.9 (+8.1) 73% ✓
Baseline Plus ML XAV -6.3 (+7.7) 149.1 (+6.9) 72% ✓

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 21, 2026 BUT 80 – 75 XAV
Jan 14, 2026 XAV 89 – 75 BUT
Mar 6, 2025 XAV 91 – 78 BUT
Feb 19, 2025 XAV 76 – 63 BUT
Mar 13, 2024 XAV 76 – 72 BUT

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings XAV BUT
Overall 16-18 18-15
Conference 9-11 9-11
Home 11-7 12-6
Away 3-9 4-7
Neutral 2-2 2-2
Last 5 2-3 1-4
Streak L2 L2
Avg Pts For 75.9 76.5
Avg Pts Against 74.6 73.8
Massey 11.6 (#39) 10.0 (#51)
Bradley-Terry 1.05 (#94) 1.58 (#66)
W. Bradley-Terry 2.11 (#62) 2.17 (#55)
RPI 0.569 (#73) 0.568 (#75)
Shooting & Four Factors XAV BUT
FG% 43.9% 46.4%
3PT% 34.6% 34.9%
REB / G 40.2 36.4
OREB / G 12.5 9.9
AST / TO 1.37 1.34
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 49.4% 52.7%
TOV% 17.3% 15.2%
ORB% 33.8% 28.8%
FT Rate 23.5% 23.3%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 45.8% 48.5%
Opp TOV% 16.8% 16.8%
DRB% 69.8% 68.8%
Opp FT Rate 19.9% 15.8%

Game Analysis

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