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DePaul Blue Demons
71 – 73
FINAL Conference
Butler Bulldogs
Big East Conference · Wintrust Arena · February 16, 2022
Betting Lines
Spread DEP -5.5 Away covered
O/U 131.5 Over
Model Predictions
Spread Total DEP win
Actual BTLR +2 144 Lost
Massey DEP -7.3 (-9.3) — —
Massey Totals — 131.7 (+12.3) —
Bradley-Terry — — 66% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 66% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ DEP -5.1 (-7.1) 133.8 (+10.2) 63% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML DEP -5.6 (-7.6) 133.8 (+10.2) 70% ✗
Baseline ML DEP -5.6 (-7.6) 134.3 (+9.7) 68% ✗
Baseline Plus ML DEP -5.4 (-7.4) 135.5 (+8.5) 67% ✗

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 7, 2026 BTLR 81 – 71 DEP
Jan 21, 2026 BTLR 87 – 80 DEP
Feb 23, 2025 BTLR 84 – 72 DEP
Jan 25, 2025 BTLR 86 – 69 DEP
Mar 2, 2024 BTLR 82 – 63 DEP

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings DEP BTLR
Overall 15-16 14-19
Conference 6-14 6-14
Home 11-7 9-7
Away 4-9 3-8
Neutral 0-0 1-4
Last 5 2-3 2-3
Streak L2 L1
Avg Pts For 73.3 63.1
Avg Pts Against 72.2 67.8
Massey 6.5 (#85) 2.2 (#133)
Bradley-Terry 1.29 (#78) 1.12 (#93)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.64 (#77) 1.53 (#87)
RPI 0.521 (#136) 0.515 (#151)
Shooting & Four Factors DEP BTLR
FG% 43.5% 40.9%
3PT% 32.2% 30.9%
REB / G 38.7 32.5
OREB / G 11.8 9.4
AST / TO 0.90 0.88
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 49.0% 47.6%
TOV% 17.6% 19.0%
ORB% 31.9% 27.4%
FT Rate 21.8% 19.1%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 48.3% 49.4%
Opp TOV% 17.3% 17.9%
DRB% 72.1% 74.0%
Opp FT Rate 18.9% 22.7%

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