We live on blood / We are Sparta F.C "Theme from Sparta FC" - The Fall
Butler Bulldogs
48 – 77
FINAL Neutral Crossroads Classic
Purdue Boilermakers
Gainbridge Fieldhouse (Neutral) · December 18, 2021
Betting Lines
Spread PUR -15.5 Away covered
O/U 132.5 Under
Model Predictions
Spread Total BTLR win
Actual PUR +29 125 Lost
Massey PUR -19.2 (-9.8) — —
Massey Totals — 137.8 (-12.8) —
Bradley-Terry — — 22% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 11% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ PUR -15.0 (-14.0) 132.9 (-7.9) 13% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML PUR -14.7 (-14.3) 137.6 (-12.6) 13% ✓
Baseline ML PUR -16.7 (-12.3) 138.8 (-13.8) 12% ✓
Baseline Plus ML PUR -16.2 (-12.8) 135.6 (-10.6) 12% ✓

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

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings BTLR PUR
Overall 14-19 29-8
Conference 6-14 14-6
Home 9-7 16-1
Away 3-8 5-5
Neutral 1-4 8-2
Last 5 2-3 4-1
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 63.1 79.4
Avg Pts Against 67.8 68.4
Massey -0.1 (#183) 19.0 (#6)
Bradley-Terry 1.30 (#77) 2.60 (#26)
W. Bradley-Terry 2.03 (#70) 4.11 (#17)
RPI 0.507 (#164) 0.618 (#29)
Shooting & Four Factors BTLR PUR
FG% 41.2% 51.5%
3PT% 34.9% 40.3%
REB / G 34.0 41.8
OREB / G 9.6 12.1
AST / TO 0.79 1.38
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 49.3% 59.7%
TOV% 23.2% 18.4%
ORB% 30.4% 38.8%
FT Rate 24.2% 29.7%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 48.3% 46.7%
Opp TOV% 20.1% 16.4%
DRB% 77.1% 78.4%
Opp FT Rate 15.6% 15.5%

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