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Indiana Hoosiers
68 – 60
FINAL Neutral Crossroads Classic
Butler Bulldogs
Gainbridge Fieldhouse (Neutral) · December 19, 2020
Betting Lines
Spread IU -7.5 Home covered
O/U 129.0 Under
Money IU -340 / BTLR +280
Model Predictions
Spread Total IU win
Actual IU +8 128 Won
Massey IU -16.1 (-8.1) — —
Massey Totals — 140.7 (-12.7) —
Bradley-Terry — — 86% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 95% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML IU -11.5 (-3.5) 138.7 (-10.7) 84% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ IU -10.4 (-2.4) 135.7 (-7.7) 85% ✓
Baseline Plus ML IU -11.4 (-3.4) 138.2 (-10.2) 85% ✓
Baseline ML IU -11.1 (-3.1) 138.4 (-10.4) 84% ✓

Predictions use only rating snapshots dated before tip-off. Parenthesised values are the signed error vs. the actual result. Model performance →

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings IU BTLR
Overall 12-15 10-15
Conference 7-12 8-12
Home 6-6 8-4
Away 3-7 1-9
Neutral 3-2 1-2
Last 5 3-2 1-1
Streak L6 L1
Avg Pts For 69.7 63.5
Avg Pts Against 69.4 68.7
Massey 13.5 (#17) -2.6 (#196)
Bradley-Terry 1.96 (#48) 0.13 (#151)
W. Bradley-Terry 3.12 (#50) 0.14 (#152)
RPI 0.595 (#55) 0.523 (#132)
Shooting & Four Factors IU BTLR
FG% 45.1% 44.1%
3PT% 32.1% 34.3%
REB / G 38.7 30.0
OREB / G 9.5 6.0
AST / TO 1.18 0.86
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 50.1% 50.0%
TOV% 17.8% 15.7%
ORB% 27.0% 17.6%
FT Rate 31.8% 29.4%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 41.4% 56.9%
Opp TOV% 20.3% 14.5%
DRB% 73.2% 81.4%
Opp FT Rate 22.0% 22.2%

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