Then she opened up a book of poems and handed it to me, written by an Italian poet from the thirteenth century. "Tangled Up in Blue" - Bob Dylan
DePaul Blue Demons
63 – 82
FINAL Conference
Butler Bulldogs
Big East Conference · Wintrust Arena · March 2, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread BTLR -12.5 Away covered
O/U 149.5 Under
Money DEP +550 / BTLR -1000
Model Predictions
Spread Total DEP win
Actual BTLR +19 145 Lost
Massey BTLR -14.9 (-4.1) — —
Massey Totals — 151.8 (-6.8) —
Bradley-Terry — — 7% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 5% ✓
Baseline Plus ML BTLR -13.8 (-5.2) 150.0 (-5.0) 14% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ BTLR -13.7 (-5.3) 149.2 (-4.2) 15% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML BTLR -13.4 (-5.6) 149.3 (-4.3) 14% ✓
Baseline ML BTLR -13.7 (-5.3) 151.0 (-6.0) 14% ✓

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 7, 2026 BTLR 81 – 71 DEP
Jan 21, 2026 BTLR 87 – 80 DEP
Feb 23, 2025 BTLR 84 – 72 DEP
Jan 25, 2025 BTLR 86 – 69 DEP
Jan 20, 2024 BTLR 74 – 60 DEP

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings DEP BTLR
Overall 3-29 18-15
Conference 0-20 9-11
Home 3-15 12-6
Away 0-11 4-7
Neutral 0-3 2-2
Last 5 0-5 0-5
Streak L20 L2
Avg Pts For 64.7 76.5
Avg Pts Against 81.8 73.8
Massey -9.0 (#313) 9.2 (#60)
Bradley-Terry -1.88 (#328) 1.38 (#74)
W. Bradley-Terry -1.92 (#315) 1.65 (#76)
RPI 0.429 (#309) 0.527 (#126)
Shooting & Four Factors DEP BTLR
FG% 42.1% 45.1%
3PT% 32.8% 35.2%
REB / G 29.8 35.2
OREB / G 7.4 9.2
AST / TO 0.88 1.33
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 47.7% 51.8%
TOV% 20.1% 15.2%
ORB% 22.1% 26.8%
FT Rate 25.7% 22.3%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 55.9% 50.2%
Opp TOV% 14.8% 15.7%
DRB% 67.1% 71.1%
Opp FT Rate 22.4% 16.9%

Game Analysis

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