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Butler Bulldogs
88 81 2OT
FINAL Conference
Villanova Wildcats
Big East Conference · Hinkle Fieldhouse · January 27, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread BUT -1.5 Home covered
O/U 140.5 Over
Money BUT -125 / VILL +100
Model Predictions
Spread Total BUT win
Actual BUT +7 169 Won
Massey BUT -2.2 (+4.8)
Massey Totals 146.7 (+22.3)
Bradley-Terry 68%
Weighted B-T 71%
Efficiency Plus ML BUT -1.0 (+6.0) 144.5 (+24.5) 59%
Baseline Tuned ML BUT -3.5 (+3.5) 144.2 (+24.8) 67%
Baseline ML BUT -2.7 (+4.3) 143.7 (+25.3) 68%
Baseline Plus ML BUT -2.5 (+4.5) 144.4 (+24.6) 64%

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 26, 2026 VILL 8273 BUT
Jan 3, 2026 VILL 8567 BUT
Mar 1, 2025 VILL 8070 BUT
Jan 1, 2025 VILL 7365 BUT
Feb 20, 2024 VILL 7262 BUT

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings BUT VILL
Overall 18-15 18-16
Conference 9-11 10-10
Home 12-6 10-6
Away 4-7 4-8
Neutral 2-2 4-2
Last 5 3-2 1-4
Streak L2 L2
Avg Pts For 76.5 70.2
Avg Pts Against 73.8 65.6
Massey 10.1 (#53) 11.6 (#40)
Bradley-Terry 1.54 (#69) 1.45 (#75)
W. Bradley-Terry 2.11 (#62) 1.95 (#69)
RPI 0.561 (#83) 0.585 (#50)
Shooting & Four Factors BUT VILL
FG% 45.9% 42.0%
3PT% 34.9% 32.6%
REB / G 36.6 36.2
OREB / G 10.1 10.1
AST / TO 1.42 1.18
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 52.2% 50.0%
TOV% 14.5% 15.2%
ORB% 29.1% 28.6%
FT Rate 23.9% 26.0%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 48.4% 48.9%
Opp TOV% 16.6% 16.7%
DRB% 69.3% 75.1%
Opp FT Rate 16.1% 19.3%

Game Analysis

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