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

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 82 – 73 BTLR
Jan 3, 2026 VILL 85 – 67 BTLR
Mar 1, 2025 VILL 80 – 70 BTLR
Jan 1, 2025 VILL 73 – 65 BTLR
Feb 20, 2024 VILL 72 – 62 BTLR

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings BTLR 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 BTLR 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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