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Butler Bulldogs
79 – 71
FINAL Conference
Villanova Wildcats
Big East Conference · Hinkle Fieldhouse · January 14, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread BTLR -1.0 Home covered
O/U 133.5 Over
Model Predictions
Spread Total BTLR win
Actual BTLR +8 150 Won
Massey BTLR -5.4 (+2.6) — —
Massey Totals — 131.2 (+18.8) —
Bradley-Terry — — 78% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 80% ✓
Baseline Plus ML BTLR -4.3 (+3.7) 136.3 (+13.7) 68% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ BTLR -3.1 (+4.9) 135.1 (+14.9) 66% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML BTLR -5.2 (+2.8) 136.0 (+14.0) 70% ✓
Baseline ML BTLR -5.0 (+3.0) 137.0 (+13.0) 68% ✓

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 26, 2026 VILL 82 – 73 BTLR
Jan 3, 2026 VILL 85 – 67 BTLR
Mar 1, 2025 VILL 80 – 70 BTLR
Jan 1, 2025 VILL 73 – 65 BTLR
Feb 20, 2024 VILL 72 – 62 BTLR

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings BTLR VILL
Overall 14-18 17-17
Conference 6-14 10-10
Home 10-6 10-4
Away 3-9 5-9
Neutral 1-3 2-4
Last 5 2-3 1-4
Streak L3 L2
Avg Pts For 65.2 69.6
Avg Pts Against 67.9 67.7
Massey 7.0 (#80) 5.6 (#90)
Bradley-Terry 1.13 (#78) 0.52 (#130)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.47 (#80) 0.86 (#113)
RPI 0.546 (#92) 0.528 (#130)
Shooting & Four Factors BTLR VILL
FG% 45.8% 43.5%
3PT% 34.2% 33.0%
REB / G 32.1 32.5
OREB / G 7.1 7.8
AST / TO 1.06 1.14
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 51.7% 51.5%
TOV% 17.7% 15.6%
ORB% 22.1% 24.0%
FT Rate 20.3% 25.4%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 48.3% 51.1%
Opp TOV% 19.2% 17.5%
DRB% 71.9% 73.4%
Opp FT Rate 13.7% 19.3%

Game Analysis

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