I'll write on your tombstone, "I thank you for dinner." "Bungle in the Jungle" - Jethro Tull
Butler Bulldogs
69 – 67
FINAL Conference
Xavier Musketeers
Big East Conference · Hinkle Fieldhouse · February 11, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread XAV -7.5 Home covered
O/U 145.5 Under
Money BTLR +225 / XAV -300
Model Predictions
Spread Total BTLR win
Actual BTLR +2 136 Won
Massey XAV -5.2 (+7.2) — —
Massey Totals — 148.9 (-12.9) —
Bradley-Terry — — 24% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 16% ✗
Baseline Plus ML XAV -3.5 (+5.5) 148.9 (-12.9) 38% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ XAV -5.2 (+7.2) 147.2 (-11.2) 34% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML XAV -4.6 (+6.6) 146.4 (-10.4) 31% ✗
Baseline ML XAV -4.9 (+6.9) 146.5 (-10.5) 38% ✗

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 21, 2026 BTLR 80 – 75 XAV
Jan 14, 2026 XAV 89 – 75 BTLR
Mar 6, 2025 XAV 91 – 78 BTLR
Feb 19, 2025 XAV 76 – 63 BTLR
Mar 13, 2024 XAV 76 – 72 BTLR

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings BTLR XAV
Overall 14-18 27-10
Conference 6-14 15-5
Home 10-6 15-2
Away 3-9 7-4
Neutral 1-3 5-4
Last 5 1-4 4-1
Streak L3 L1
Avg Pts For 65.2 80.9
Avg Pts Against 67.9 74.1
Massey 4.4 (#103) 13.3 (#23)
Bradley-Terry 0.84 (#98) 2.64 (#13)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.10 (#98) 3.47 (#11)
RPI 0.509 (#159) 0.624 (#14)
Shooting & Four Factors BTLR XAV
FG% 44.1% 50.2%
3PT% 34.9% 40.4%
REB / G 30.5 37.7
OREB / G 6.7 10.3
AST / TO 1.06 1.65
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 50.3% 56.3%
TOV% 17.7% 17.3%
ORB% 20.8% 31.0%
FT Rate 20.0% 22.9%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 50.0% 50.9%
Opp TOV% 18.7% 17.0%
DRB% 70.8% 73.6%
Opp FT Rate 14.9% 18.8%

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