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Butler Bulldogs
57 79
FINAL Conference
Creighton Bluejays
Big East Conference · Hinkle Fieldhouse · February 17, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread CREI -2.5 Away covered
O/U 152.5 Under
Money BUT +120 / CREI -154
Model Predictions
Spread Total BUT win
Actual CREI +22 136 Lost
Massey CREI -1.4 (-20.6)
Massey Totals 158.0 (-22.0)
Bradley-Terry 59%
Weighted B-T 52%
Efficiency Plus ML CREI -1.3 (-20.7) 155.6 (-19.6) 42%
Baseline Tuned ML CREI -1.1 (-20.9) 154.8 (-18.8) 48%
Baseline ML BUT -0.0 (-22.0) 155.3 (-19.3) 48%
Baseline Plus ML CREI -0.1 (-21.9) 156.7 (-20.7) 47%

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

Last 5 Meetings

Mar 4, 2026 CREI 7659 BUT
Dec 31, 2025 CREI 8985 BUT
Mar 8, 2025 CREI 8774 BUT
Jan 11, 2025 CREI 8076 BUT
Feb 3, 2024 BUT 9998 CREI

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings BUT CREI
Overall 18-15 25-10
Conference 9-11 14-6
Home 12-6 14-2
Away 4-7 8-4
Neutral 2-2 3-4
Last 5 3-2 3-2
Streak L2 L1
Avg Pts For 76.5 80.4
Avg Pts Against 73.8 69.9
Massey 11.1 (#44) 15.8 (#14)
Bradley-Terry 1.82 (#49) 2.11 (#34)
W. Bradley-Terry 2.20 (#50) 2.80 (#24)
RPI 0.554 (#90) 0.596 (#33)
Shooting & Four Factors BUT CREI
FG% 45.8% 48.8%
3PT% 35.4% 36.3%
REB / G 36.5 38.8
OREB / G 10.0 8.4
AST / TO 1.39 1.60
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 52.2% 57.6%
TOV% 14.7% 15.3%
ORB% 28.7% 26.0%
FT Rate 23.5% 19.3%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 49.5% 45.9%
Opp TOV% 15.9% 11.0%
DRB% 71.1% 75.2%
Opp FT Rate 16.6% 12.6%

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