Oh workers can you stand it, oh tell me how you can? Will you be a lousy scab or will you be a man? "Which Side Are You On?" - Pete Seeger
DePaul Blue Demons
58 – 59
FINAL Conference
Butler Bulldogs
Big East Conference · Wintrust Arena · February 23, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread DEP -2.5 Away covered
O/U 138.5 Under
Money DEP -154 / BTLR +120
Model Predictions
Spread Total DEP win
Actual BTLR +1 117 Lost
Massey BTLR -0.0 (-1.0) — —
Massey Totals — 138.2 (-21.2) —
Bradley-Terry — — 51% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 50% ✓
Baseline Plus ML DEP -0.4 (-1.4) 141.5 (-24.5) 45% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ DEP -0.1 (-1.1) 139.5 (-22.5) 47% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML DEP -0.2 (-1.2) 138.5 (-21.5) 49% ✓
Baseline ML DEP -0.1 (-1.1) 139.6 (-22.6) 41% ✓

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 7, 2026 BTLR 81 – 71 DEP
Jan 21, 2026 BTLR 87 – 80 DEP
Feb 23, 2025 BTLR 84 – 72 DEP
Jan 25, 2025 BTLR 86 – 69 DEP
Mar 2, 2024 BTLR 82 – 63 DEP

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings DEP BTLR
Overall 10-23 14-18
Conference 3-17 6-14
Home 7-8 10-6
Away 2-12 3-9
Neutral 1-3 1-3
Last 5 0-5 2-3
Streak L1 L3
Avg Pts For 71.2 65.2
Avg Pts Against 77.3 67.9
Massey 0.4 (#161) 4.0 (#105)
Bradley-Terry 0.08 (#165) 0.69 (#113)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.15 (#163) 0.89 (#107)
RPI 0.486 (#204) 0.503 (#175)
Shooting & Four Factors DEP BTLR
FG% 42.2% 44.1%
3PT% 36.0% 33.9%
REB / G 32.7 30.3
OREB / G 9.2 6.4
AST / TO 1.08 1.04
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 49.3% 50.2%
TOV% 18.1% 17.7%
ORB% 25.3% 20.0%
FT Rate 21.3% 19.5%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 50.7% 49.6%
Opp TOV% 17.9% 18.6%
DRB% 65.7% 70.5%
Opp FT Rate 26.0% 15.8%

Game Analysis

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