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Butler Bulldogs
65 73
FINAL Conference
Villanova Wildcats
Big East Conference · Hinkle Fieldhouse · January 1, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread BUT -1.5 Away covered
O/U 144.5 Under
Money BUT -125 / VILL +105
Model Predictions
Spread Total BUT win
Actual VILL +8 138 Lost
Massey BUT -4.0 (-12.0)
Massey Totals 151.4 (-13.4)
Bradley-Terry 80%
Weighted B-T 93%
Efficiency Plus ML BUT -2.5 (-10.5) 142.8 (-4.8) 48%
Baseline Tuned ML BUT -3.6 (-11.6) 146.8 (-8.8) 64%
Baseline ML BUT -2.7 (-10.7) 146.6 (-8.6) 61%
Baseline Plus ML BUT -2.5 (-10.5) 144.1 (-6.1) 56%

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 8273 BUT
Jan 3, 2026 VILL 8567 BUT
Mar 1, 2025 VILL 8070 BUT
Feb 20, 2024 VILL 7262 BUT
Jan 27, 2024 BUT 8881 VILL

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings BUT VILL
Overall 15-20 21-15
Conference 6-14 11-9
Home 9-8 14-3
Away 2-9 3-8
Neutral 4-3 4-4
Last 5 0-5 4-1
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 74.7 74.0
Avg Pts Against 74.9 68.2
Massey 8.4 (#70) 8.6 (#68)
Bradley-Terry 1.14 (#86) 0.52 (#128)
W. Bradley-Terry 2.55 (#61) 0.84 (#114)
RPI 0.546 (#95) 0.511 (#144)
Shooting & Four Factors BUT VILL
FG% 44.9% 49.0%
3PT% 39.1% 40.6%
REB / G 35.8 35.0
OREB / G 8.8 11.0
AST / TO 1.15 1.29
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 53.1% 58.1%
TOV% 18.4% 16.3%
ORB% 29.3% 36.6%
FT Rate 37.3% 22.1%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 45.2% 51.1%
Opp TOV% 11.6% 16.4%
DRB% 69.6% 71.7%
Opp FT Rate 18.5% 22.1%

Game Analysis

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