That's where you'll find me, along with the lovers muggers and thieves - but they're cool people. "Dirty Water" - The Standells
Xavier Musketeers
68 – 66
FINAL Conference
Butler Bulldogs
Big East Conference · Cintas Center · February 3, 2022
Betting Lines
Spread XAV -11.5 Away covered
O/U 131.5 Over
Money XAV -800 / BTLR +550
Model Predictions
Spread Total XAV win
Actual XAV +2 134 Won
Massey XAV -16.7 (-14.7) — —
Massey Totals — 128.5 (+5.5) —
Bradley-Terry — — 89% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 92% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ XAV -12.1 (-10.1) 129.4 (+4.6) 86% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML XAV -12.1 (-10.1) 132.3 (+1.7) 87% ✓
Baseline ML XAV -12.4 (-10.4) 132.5 (+1.5) 87% ✓
Baseline Plus ML XAV -11.9 (-9.9) 131.3 (+2.7) 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 23-13 14-19
Conference 8-11 6-14
Home 16-5 9-7
Away 4-6 3-8
Neutral 3-2 1-4
Last 5 3-2 2-3
Streak W5 L1
Avg Pts For 74.1 63.1
Avg Pts Against 69.2 67.8
Massey 14.1 (#20) 0.7 (#148)
Bradley-Terry 2.89 (#16) 1.29 (#80)
W. Bradley-Terry 3.50 (#18) 1.71 (#76)
RPI 0.625 (#19) 0.533 (#119)
Shooting & Four Factors XAV BTLR
FG% 44.3% 40.1%
3PT% 33.9% 29.9%
REB / G 38.9 32.2
OREB / G 10.8 9.4
AST / TO 1.19 0.83
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 50.9% 46.6%
TOV% 17.7% 19.5%
ORB% 30.9% 27.5%
FT Rate 25.7% 19.7%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 46.3% 49.5%
Opp TOV% 18.7% 19.0%
DRB% 76.3% 72.9%
Opp FT Rate 15.7% 21.1%

Game Analysis

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