We are not monsters, we're moral people / And yet we have the strength to do this. "Nemesis" - Shriekback
Butler Bulldogs
65 – 73
FINAL Conference
Villanova Wildcats
Big East Conference · Hinkle Fieldhouse · January 1, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread BTLR -1.5 Away covered
O/U 144.5 Under
Money BTLR -125 / VILL +105
Model Predictions
Spread Total BTLR win
Actual VILL +8 138 Lost
Massey BTLR -4.0 (-12.0) — —
Massey Totals — 151.4 (-13.4) —
Bradley-Terry — — 80% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 93% ✗
Baseline Plus ML BTLR -2.5 (-10.5) 144.1 (-6.1) 56% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ BTLR -2.5 (-10.5) 142.8 (-4.8) 48% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML BTLR -3.6 (-11.6) 146.8 (-8.8) 64% ✗
Baseline ML BTLR -2.7 (-10.7) 146.6 (-8.6) 61% ✗

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
Feb 20, 2024 VILL 72 – 62 BTLR
Jan 27, 2024 BTLR 88 – 81 VILL

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings BTLR 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 BTLR 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%

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