That's where you'll find me, along with the lovers muggers and thieves - but they're cool people. "Dirty Water" - The Standells
Butler Bulldogs
68 – 58
FINAL Conference
DePaul Blue Demons
Big East Conference · Hinkle Fieldhouse · February 6, 2021
Betting Lines
Spread BTLR -5.5 Home covered
O/U 131.5 Under
Money BTLR -225 / DEP +250
Model Predictions
Spread Total BTLR win
Actual BTLR +10 126 Won
Massey BTLR -3.8 (+6.2) — —
Massey Totals — 130.2 (-4.2) —
Bradley-Terry — — 78% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 81% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML BTLR -3.7 (+6.3) 130.2 (-4.2) 68% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ BTLR -3.4 (+6.6) 129.6 (-3.6) 70% ✓
Baseline Plus ML BTLR -4.4 (+5.6) 131.2 (-5.2) 72% ✓
Baseline ML BTLR -4.2 (+5.8) 130.6 (-4.6) 68% ✓

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 BTLR DEP
Overall 10-15 5-14
Conference 8-12 2-13
Home 8-4 2-8
Away 1-9 2-5
Neutral 1-2 1-1
Last 5 2-3 2-3
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 63.5 65.8
Avg Pts Against 68.7 71.9
Massey 2.6 (#127) 1.5 (#142)
Bradley-Terry 0.46 (#144) -0.33 (#200)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.97 (#116) 0.00 (#171)
RPI 0.482 (#195) 0.426 (#285)
Shooting & Four Factors BTLR DEP
FG% 41.2% 42.6%
3PT% 34.1% 31.3%
REB / G 32.3 38.2
OREB / G 8.9 12.3
AST / TO 1.10 0.81
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 47.7% 47.5%
TOV% 16.7% 21.9%
ORB% 25.0% 32.1%
FT Rate 17.0% 16.5%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 53.9% 48.3%
Opp TOV% 18.7% 20.6%
DRB% 78.9% 70.6%
Opp FT Rate 20.3% 23.3%

Game Analysis

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