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Butler Bulldogs
72 66
FINAL Conference
Xavier Musketeers
Big East Conference · Hinkle Fieldhouse · March 7, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread BUT -1.5 Home covered
O/U 156.5 Under
Money BUT -133 / XAV +105
Model Predictions
Spread Total BUT win
Actual BUT +6 138 Won
Massey BUT -2.8 (+3.2)
Massey Totals 156.1 (-18.1)
Bradley-Terry 71%
Weighted B-T 63%
Efficiency Plus ML BUT -1.1 (+4.9) 151.9 (-13.9) 62%
Baseline Tuned ML BUT -3.2 (+2.8) 150.7 (-12.7) 67%
Baseline ML BUT -3.3 (+2.7) 151.6 (-13.6) 69%
Baseline Plus ML BUT -3.0 (+3.0) 152.9 (-14.9) 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 21, 2026 BUT 8075 XAV
Jan 14, 2026 XAV 8975 BUT
Mar 6, 2025 XAV 9178 BUT
Feb 19, 2025 XAV 7663 BUT
Mar 13, 2024 XAV 7672 BUT

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings BUT XAV
Overall 18-15 16-18
Conference 9-11 9-11
Home 12-6 11-7
Away 4-7 3-9
Neutral 2-2 2-2
Last 5 1-4 2-3
Streak L2 L2
Avg Pts For 76.5 75.9
Avg Pts Against 73.8 74.6
Massey 9.4 (#58) 9.8 (#53)
Bradley-Terry 1.41 (#73) 1.14 (#90)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.69 (#74) 1.84 (#65)
RPI 0.533 (#118) 0.549 (#90)
Shooting & Four Factors BUT XAV
FG% 45.3% 43.8%
3PT% 35.4% 34.4%
REB / G 35.0 38.5
OREB / G 9.2 12.3
AST / TO 1.38 1.45
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 52.1% 49.4%
TOV% 15.0% 16.1%
ORB% 26.7% 32.9%
FT Rate 21.7% 24.1%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 50.2% 48.7%
Opp TOV% 15.9% 16.3%
DRB% 70.9% 70.2%
Opp FT Rate 16.8% 22.1%

Game Analysis

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