I'm just like a turtle crawling out of my shell. "Boombastic" - Shaggy
Butler Bulldogs
72 – 55
FINAL Conference
Creighton Bluejays
Big East Conference · Hinkle Fieldhouse · January 26, 2022
Betting Lines
Spread CREI -4.5 Home covered
O/U 127.0 Under
Model Predictions
Spread Total BTLR win
Actual BTLR +17 127 Won
Massey CREI -6.1 (+23.1) — —
Massey Totals — 124.6 (+2.4) —
Bradley-Terry — — 34% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 21% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ CREI -6.0 (+23.0) 127.3 (-0.3) 30% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML CREI -5.6 (+22.6) 130.6 (-3.6) 30% ✗
Baseline ML CREI -6.0 (+23.0) 130.8 (-3.8) 30% ✗
Baseline Plus ML CREI -5.2 (+22.2) 128.5 (-1.5) 35% ✗

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 4, 2026 CREI 76 – 59 BTLR
Dec 31, 2025 CREI 89 – 85 BTLR
Mar 8, 2025 CREI 87 – 74 BTLR
Jan 11, 2025 CREI 80 – 76 BTLR
Feb 17, 2024 CREI 79 – 57 BTLR

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings BTLR CREI
Overall 14-19 23-12
Conference 6-14 12-7
Home 9-7 11-4
Away 3-8 6-5
Neutral 1-4 6-3
Last 5 1-4 3-2
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 63.1 69.2
Avg Pts Against 67.8 66.4
Massey -0.6 (#175) 8.9 (#56)
Bradley-Terry 1.07 (#91) 2.30 (#34)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.44 (#89) 3.39 (#23)
RPI 0.525 (#128) 0.584 (#55)
Shooting & Four Factors BTLR CREI
FG% 40.2% 46.8%
3PT% 29.8% 31.9%
REB / G 31.3 39.4
OREB / G 9.3 10.5
AST / TO 0.82 0.94
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 46.6% 52.7%
TOV% 19.7% 21.8%
ORB% 27.3% 31.5%
FT Rate 20.4% 18.5%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 50.9% 44.8%
Opp TOV% 19.0% 16.3%
DRB% 71.5% 72.3%
Opp FT Rate 21.8% 14.6%

Game Analysis

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