Come on down and meet your maker. Come on down and take a stand. "The Stand" - The Alarm
Butler Bulldogs
78 – 70
FINAL Conference
DePaul Blue Demons
Big East Conference · Hinkle Fieldhouse · January 5, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread BTLR -8.5 Away covered
O/U 136.5 Over
Money BTLR -400 / DEP +280
Model Predictions
Spread Total BTLR win
Actual BTLR +8 148 Won
Massey BTLR -14.7 (-6.7) — —
Massey Totals — 140.6 (+7.4) —
Bradley-Terry — — 87% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 92% ✓
Baseline Plus ML BTLR -11.9 (-3.9) 140.9 (+7.1) 85% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ BTLR -9.8 (-1.8) 143.8 (+4.2) 85% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML BTLR -11.5 (-3.5) 140.0 (+8.0) 87% ✓
Baseline ML BTLR -12.1 (-4.1) 139.8 (+8.2) 86% ✓

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
Mar 2, 2024 BTLR 82 – 63 DEP

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings BTLR DEP
Overall 14-18 10-23
Conference 6-14 3-17
Home 10-6 7-8
Away 3-9 2-12
Neutral 1-3 1-3
Last 5 2-3 1-4
Streak L3 L1
Avg Pts For 65.2 71.2
Avg Pts Against 67.9 77.3
Massey 8.8 (#60) -1.6 (#198)
Bradley-Terry 1.28 (#76) 0.12 (#155)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.75 (#73) 0.17 (#159)
RPI 0.549 (#91) 0.523 (#135)
Shooting & Four Factors BTLR DEP
FG% 47.3% 41.0%
3PT% 34.6% 35.5%
REB / G 32.1 33.7
OREB / G 6.8 9.9
AST / TO 1.17 0.95
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 53.4% 48.3%
TOV% 17.1% 19.1%
ORB% 21.6% 26.9%
FT Rate 18.0% 23.5%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 46.8% 51.3%
Opp TOV% 19.3% 19.9%
DRB% 70.9% 67.0%
Opp FT Rate 13.0% 24.2%

Game Analysis

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