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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 BTLR +120 / CREI -154
Model Predictions
Spread Total BTLR 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% ✗
Baseline Plus ML CREI -0.1 (-21.9) 156.7 (-20.7) 47% ✓
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 BTLR -0.0 (-22.0) 155.3 (-19.3) 48% ✓

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 76 – 59 BTLR
Dec 31, 2025 CREI 89 – 85 BTLR
Mar 8, 2025 CREI 87 – 74 BTLR
Jan 11, 2025 CREI 80 – 76 BTLR
Feb 3, 2024 BTLR 99 – 98 CREI

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings BTLR 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 BTLR 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%

Game Analysis

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