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Xavier Musketeers
78 – 66
FINAL Conference
Butler Bulldogs
Big East Conference · Cintas Center · March 5, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread XAV -13.0 Away covered
O/U 142.0 Over
Model Predictions
Spread Total XAV win
Actual XAV +12 144 Won
Massey XAV -13.3 (-1.3) — —
Massey Totals — 143.9 (+0.1) —
Bradley-Terry — — 90% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 96% ✓
Baseline Plus ML XAV -12.3 (-0.3) 145.8 (-1.8) 86% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ XAV -12.2 (-0.2) 144.6 (-0.6) 86% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML XAV -11.7 (+0.3) 144.4 (-0.4) 87% ✓
Baseline ML XAV -11.9 (+0.1) 145.1 (-1.1) 86% ✓

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 XAV BTLR
Overall 27-10 14-18
Conference 15-5 6-14
Home 15-2 10-6
Away 7-4 3-9
Neutral 5-4 1-3
Last 5 3-2 2-3
Streak L1 L3
Avg Pts For 80.9 65.2
Avg Pts Against 74.1 67.9
Massey 13.6 (#17) 3.8 (#113)
Bradley-Terry 2.38 (#19) 0.75 (#107)
W. Bradley-Terry 3.37 (#11) 0.88 (#110)
RPI 0.604 (#20) 0.506 (#168)
Shooting & Four Factors XAV BTLR
FG% 49.9% 43.8%
3PT% 39.9% 33.4%
REB / G 37.5 30.3
OREB / G 10.2 6.5
AST / TO 1.55 1.04
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 56.2% 49.8%
TOV% 17.7% 17.7%
ORB% 30.9% 20.0%
FT Rate 22.1% 19.4%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 50.4% 49.9%
Opp TOV% 16.7% 18.6%
DRB% 74.1% 70.8%
Opp FT Rate 19.7% 15.4%

Game Analysis

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