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Butler Bulldogs
52 – 73
FINAL Gavitt Tipoff Games
Michigan State Spartans
Hinkle Fieldhouse · November 18, 2021
Betting Lines
Spread MSU -2.5 Away covered
O/U 131.5 Under
Model Predictions
Spread Total BUT win
Actual MSU +21 125 Lost
Massey BUT -4.5 (-25.5) — —
Massey Totals — 133.0 (-8.0) —
Bradley-Terry — — 97% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 99% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML BUT -4.3 (-25.3) 137.8 (-12.8) 65% ✗
Baseline ML BUT -6.8 (-27.8) 137.9 (-12.9) 66% ✗
Baseline Plus ML BUT -2.0 (-23.0) 137.6 (-12.6) 54% ✗

Predictions use only rating snapshots dated before tip-off. Parenthesised values are the signed error vs. the actual result. Model performance →

Last 5 Meetings

Nov 17, 2023 MSU 74 – 54 BUT

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings BUT MSU
Overall 14-19 23-13
Conference 6-14 11-9
Home 9-7 12-3
Away 3-8 5-6
Neutral 1-4 6-4
Last 5 3-0 1-1
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 63.1 72.2
Avg Pts Against 67.8 69.0
Massey 0.5 (#163) 5.9 (#72)
Bradley-Terry 0.95 (#90) -0.44 (#224)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.32 (#88) -0.58 (#219)
RPI 0.572 (#115) 0.656 (#68)
Shooting & Four Factors BUT MSU
FG% 48.6% 48.8%
3PT% 40.3% 28.2%
REB / G 36.7 47.5
OREB / G 8.0 14.0
AST / TO 0.98 1.07
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 59.1% 53.1%
TOV% 23.7% 19.5%
ORB% 30.8% 41.8%
FT Rate 34.8% 20.9%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 42.7% 41.3%
Opp TOV% 16.6% 12.8%
DRB% 81.9% 77.9%
Opp FT Rate 11.6% 18.2%

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