I'm just like a turtle crawling out of my shell. "Boombastic" - Shaggy
Butler Bulldogs
74 – 78
FINAL Conference
UConn Huskies
Big East Conference · Hinkle Fieldhouse · December 21, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread CONN -8.5 Home covered
O/U 142.5 Over
Money BTLR +340 / CONN -450
Model Predictions
Spread Total BTLR win
Actual CONN +4 152 Lost
Massey CONN -5.2 (+1.2) — —
Massey Totals — 147.5 (+4.5) —
Bradley-Terry — — 37% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 36% ✓
Baseline Plus ML CONN -3.4 (-0.6) 142.9 (+9.1) 33% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ CONN -4.4 (+0.4) 144.9 (+7.1) 22% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML CONN -3.7 (-0.3) 144.4 (+7.6) 37% ✓
Baseline ML CONN -4.2 (+0.2) 144.7 (+7.3) 36% ✓

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
Feb 7, 2024 CONN 71 – 62 BTLR
Jan 5, 2024 CONN 88 – 81 BTLR

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings BTLR CONN
Overall 15-20 24-11
Conference 6-14 14-6
Home 9-8 14-2
Away 2-9 7-4
Neutral 4-3 3-5
Last 5 1-4 5-0
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 74.7 77.0
Avg Pts Against 74.9 68.0
Massey 7.8 (#76) 17.2 (#16)
Bradley-Terry 1.11 (#90) 2.44 (#31)
W. Bradley-Terry 2.44 (#59) 3.88 (#22)
RPI 0.548 (#102) 0.578 (#58)
Shooting & Four Factors BTLR CONN
FG% 45.1% 49.8%
3PT% 39.4% 35.3%
REB / G 36.2 37.1
OREB / G 8.9 11.3
AST / TO 1.12 2.01
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 53.6% 57.9%
TOV% 19.0% 14.7%
ORB% 29.9% 35.7%
FT Rate 36.8% 26.4%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 44.5% 48.0%
Opp TOV% 11.5% 18.0%
DRB% 69.0% 75.2%
Opp FT Rate 18.3% 30.4%

Game Analysis

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