You just want to be on the side that's winning. "Positively 4th Street" - Bob Dylan
Butler Bulldogs
56 – 53
FINAL Conference
Georgetown Hoyas
Big East Conference · Hinkle Fieldhouse · January 29, 2022
Betting Lines
Spread BTLR -5.5 Away covered
O/U 139.0 Under
Money BTLR -250 / GTWN +205
Model Predictions
Spread Total BTLR win
Actual BTLR +3 109 Won
Massey BTLR -4.9 (-1.9) — —
Massey Totals — 140.3 (-31.3) —
Bradley-Terry — — 91% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 94% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ BTLR -4.0 (-1.0) 136.6 (-27.6) 73% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML BTLR -4.3 (-1.3) 140.3 (-31.3) 71% ✓
Baseline ML BTLR -5.2 (-2.2) 139.7 (-30.7) 75% ✓
Baseline Plus ML BTLR -4.8 (-1.8) 138.8 (-29.8) 74% ✓

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 18, 2026 BTLR 93 – 89 GTWN
Jan 31, 2026 GTWN 77 – 64 BTLR
Feb 15, 2025 BTLR 97 – 86 GTWN
Jan 31, 2025 GTWN 73 – 70 BTLR
Jan 23, 2024 BTLR 90 – 66 GTWN

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings BTLR GTWN
Overall 14-19 6-25
Conference 6-14 0-19
Home 9-7 6-11
Away 3-8 0-11
Neutral 1-4 0-3
Last 5 1-4 0-5
Streak L1 L21
Avg Pts For 63.1 70.7
Avg Pts Against 67.8 77.0
Massey 0.7 (#148) -0.8 (#185)
Bradley-Terry 1.31 (#83) -0.44 (#207)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.82 (#72) -0.40 (#203)
RPI 0.530 (#121) 0.470 (#218)
Shooting & Four Factors BTLR GTWN
FG% 40.2% 42.3%
3PT% 30.3% 38.6%
REB / G 31.8 38.5
OREB / G 9.4 13.2
AST / TO 0.85 0.93
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 46.8% 49.2%
TOV% 19.5% 19.9%
ORB% 27.6% 34.7%
FT Rate 20.3% 22.2%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 50.1% 52.6%
Opp TOV% 18.9% 17.2%
DRB% 72.2% 70.1%
Opp FT Rate 21.6% 19.4%

Game Analysis

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