I've never done bad things. "Ashes to Ashes" - David Bowie
Butler Bulldogs
55 – 68
FINAL Conference
Xavier Musketeers
Big East Conference · Hinkle Fieldhouse · January 30, 2021
Betting Lines
Spread BTLR -1.5 Away covered
O/U 132.5 Under
Money BTLR -110 / XAV +110
Model Predictions
Spread Total BTLR win
Actual XAV +13 123 Lost
Massey XAV -6.1 (-6.9) — —
Massey Totals — 131.9 (-8.9) —
Bradley-Terry — — 18% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 20% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML XAV -3.9 (-9.1) 133.1 (-10.1) 31% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ XAV -3.6 (-9.4) 133.7 (-10.7) 31% ✓
Baseline Plus ML XAV -3.2 (-9.8) 135.6 (-12.6) 37% ✓
Baseline ML XAV -3.0 (-10.0) 134.2 (-11.2) 30% ✓

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 BTLR XAV
Overall 10-15 13-8
Conference 8-12 6-7
Home 8-4 11-2
Away 1-9 2-5
Neutral 1-2 0-1
Last 5 2-3 3-2
Streak L1 L3
Avg Pts For 63.5 74.8
Avg Pts Against 68.7 70.2
Massey 2.8 (#122) 11.4 (#43)
Bradley-Terry 0.73 (#122) 2.69 (#22)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.30 (#99) 3.18 (#32)
RPI 0.488 (#181) 0.613 (#24)
Shooting & Four Factors BTLR XAV
FG% 41.9% 47.6%
3PT% 34.6% 35.4%
REB / G 32.9 39.2
OREB / G 8.5 9.8
AST / TO 1.07 1.57
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 48.4% 54.2%
TOV% 17.5% 16.8%
ORB% 24.5% 27.8%
FT Rate 17.5% 19.5%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 52.6% 46.0%
Opp TOV% 17.6% 17.2%
DRB% 78.9% 73.1%
Opp FT Rate 19.5% 16.8%

Game Analysis

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