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Butler Bulldogs
52 – 73
FINAL Conference
Creighton Bluejays
Big East Conference · Hinkle Fieldhouse · January 18, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread CREI -6.5 Away covered
O/U 141.5 Under
Money BTLR +250 / CREI -333
Model Predictions
Spread Total BTLR win
Actual CREI +21 125 Lost
Massey CREI -2.0 (-19.0) — —
Massey Totals — 137.9 (-12.9) —
Bradley-Terry — — 60% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 57% ✗
Baseline Plus ML CREI -1.5 (-19.5) 143.2 (-18.2) 49% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ CREI -2.4 (-18.6) 141.2 (-16.2) 43% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML CREI -1.3 (-19.7) 141.8 (-16.8) 47% ✓
Baseline ML CREI -1.3 (-19.7) 142.3 (-17.3) 51% ✗

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 4, 2026 CREI 76 – 59 BTLR
Dec 31, 2025 CREI 89 – 85 BTLR
Mar 8, 2025 CREI 87 – 74 BTLR
Jan 11, 2025 CREI 80 – 76 BTLR
Feb 17, 2024 CREI 79 – 57 BTLR

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings BTLR CREI
Overall 14-18 24-13
Conference 6-14 14-6
Home 10-6 13-2
Away 3-9 5-6
Neutral 1-3 6-5
Last 5 3-2 3-2
Streak L3 L1
Avg Pts For 65.2 76.4
Avg Pts Against 67.9 68.4
Massey 7.1 (#78) 12.9 (#19)
Bradley-Terry 1.18 (#80) 1.43 (#65)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.51 (#81) 2.00 (#60)
RPI 0.548 (#97) 0.580 (#54)
Shooting & Four Factors BTLR CREI
FG% 46.3% 46.6%
3PT% 34.7% 35.1%
REB / G 31.5 37.1
OREB / G 6.8 8.5
AST / TO 1.07 1.39
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 52.4% 53.8%
TOV% 17.6% 16.4%
ORB% 21.6% 25.0%
FT Rate 21.1% 21.1%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 48.8% 47.5%
Opp TOV% 19.4% 15.6%
DRB% 71.8% 75.6%
Opp FT Rate 14.4% 13.4%

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