I want the bomb, I want the P-Funk, I want my funk uncut. "P-Funk (Wants to Get Funked Up)" - Parliament
Xavier Musketeers
82 – 89 OT
FINAL Neutral Conference Big East
Butler Bulldogs
Big East Conference · Madison Square Garden (Neutral) · March 9, 2022
Betting Lines
Spread XAV -6.5 Away covered
O/U 131.5 Over
Money XAV -280 / BTLR +230
Model Predictions
Spread Total XAV win
Actual BTLR +7 171 Lost
Massey XAV -9.4 (-16.4) — —
Massey Totals — 130.6 (+40.4) —
Bradley-Terry — — 73% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 74% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ XAV -6.9 (-13.9) 135.6 (+35.4) 77% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML XAV -7.3 (-14.3) 136.1 (+34.9) 78% ✗
Baseline ML XAV -6.8 (-13.8) 136.9 (+34.1) 77% ✗
Baseline Plus ML XAV -7.3 (-14.3) 135.8 (+35.2) 78% ✗

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 1-4 0-5
Streak W5 L1
Avg Pts For 74.1 63.1
Avg Pts Against 69.2 67.8
Massey 11.3 (#33) 2.0 (#134)
Bradley-Terry 2.07 (#40) 1.08 (#93)
W. Bradley-Terry 2.45 (#42) 1.40 (#89)
RPI 0.565 (#59) 0.499 (#182)
Shooting & Four Factors XAV BTLR
FG% 44.5% 41.0%
3PT% 32.8% 30.2%
REB / G 37.1 32.1
OREB / G 10.4 9.2
AST / TO 1.24 0.88
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 50.5% 47.3%
TOV% 16.9% 18.9%
ORB% 29.4% 27.0%
FT Rate 25.2% 20.0%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 48.4% 50.2%
Opp TOV% 18.4% 17.6%
DRB% 74.2% 72.4%
Opp FT Rate 18.2% 21.4%

Game Analysis

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