Twenty-one years in captivity / His shoes too small to fit his feet "Nelson Mandela" - The Specials
Butler Bulldogs
46 – 68
FINAL Conference
UConn Huskies
Big East Conference · Hinkle Fieldhouse · December 18, 2022
Betting Lines
Spread CONN -8.5 Away covered
O/U 141.0 Under
Money BTLR +310 / CONN -400
Model Predictions
Spread Total BTLR win
Actual CONN +22 114 Lost
Massey CONN -8.1 (-13.9) — —
Massey Totals — 141.1 (-27.1) —
Bradley-Terry — — 9% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 2% ✓
Baseline Plus ML CONN -6.1 (-15.9) 142.9 (-28.9) 23% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ CONN -7.9 (-14.1) 138.3 (-24.3) 29% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML CONN -4.7 (-17.3) 141.5 (-27.5) 25% ✓
Baseline ML CONN -6.1 (-15.9) 140.9 (-26.9) 31% ✓

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 12, 2026 CONN 80 – 70 BTLR
Dec 17, 2025 CONN 79 – 60 BTLR
Jan 22, 2025 CONN 80 – 78 BTLR
Dec 21, 2024 CONN 78 – 74 BTLR
Feb 7, 2024 CONN 71 – 62 BTLR

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings BTLR CONN
Overall 14-18 31-8
Conference 6-14 13-7
Home 10-6 15-2
Away 3-9 6-5
Neutral 1-3 10-1
Last 5 4-1 5-0
Streak L3 W6
Avg Pts For 65.2 78.6
Avg Pts Against 67.9 64.1
Massey 10.3 (#48) 23.4 (#1)
Bradley-Terry 1.50 (#70) 4.75 (#2)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.99 (#71) 6.84 (#2)
RPI 0.556 (#90) 0.660 (#7)
Shooting & Four Factors BTLR CONN
FG% 50.2% 49.5%
3PT% 36.6% 37.6%
REB / G 32.9 39.6
OREB / G 7.1 12.1
AST / TO 1.16 1.44
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 56.9% 57.5%
TOV% 18.4% 18.4%
ORB% 23.9% 36.8%
FT Rate 19.4% 27.4%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 46.8% 41.7%
Opp TOV% 19.8% 23.7%
DRB% 73.4% 77.5%
Opp FT Rate 12.2% 28.5%

Game Analysis

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