I just keep on rolling along with the grace of the Lord above. "Heartbreaker" - Led Zeppelin
Butler Bulldogs
59 – 78
FINAL Conference
Villanova Wildcats
Big East Conference · Hinkle Fieldhouse · March 5, 2022
Betting Lines
Spread VILL -8.5 Away covered
O/U 128.5 Over
Model Predictions
Spread Total BTLR win
Actual VILL +19 137 Lost
Massey VILL -12.3 (-6.7) — —
Massey Totals — 123.9 (+13.1) —
Bradley-Terry — — 17% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 14% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ VILL -11.5 (-7.5) 132.7 (+4.3) 16% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML VILL -10.4 (-8.6) 133.4 (+3.6) 17% ✓
Baseline ML VILL -10.0 (-9.0) 135.2 (+1.8) 16% ✓
Baseline Plus ML VILL -10.1 (-8.9) 132.5 (+4.5) 17% ✓

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 26, 2026 VILL 82 – 73 BTLR
Jan 3, 2026 VILL 85 – 67 BTLR
Mar 1, 2025 VILL 80 – 70 BTLR
Jan 1, 2025 VILL 73 – 65 BTLR
Feb 20, 2024 VILL 72 – 62 BTLR

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings BTLR VILL
Overall 14-19 30-8
Conference 6-14 16-4
Home 9-7 12-1
Away 3-8 8-5
Neutral 1-4 10-2
Last 5 1-4 4-1
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 63.1 71.7
Avg Pts Against 67.8 62.7
Massey 2.2 (#134) 17.3 (#12)
Bradley-Terry 1.12 (#92) 3.23 (#8)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.45 (#87) 3.84 (#9)
RPI 0.505 (#174) 0.633 (#6)
Shooting & Four Factors BTLR VILL
FG% 41.1% 44.2%
3PT% 30.6% 36.4%
REB / G 32.3 34.8
OREB / G 9.3 10.1
AST / TO 0.88 1.23
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 47.5% 52.4%
TOV% 19.0% 15.4%
ORB% 27.3% 30.9%
FT Rate 19.8% 26.2%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 49.9% 48.2%
Opp TOV% 17.5% 19.2%
DRB% 72.7% 72.3%
Opp FT Rate 21.8% 19.1%

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