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Xavier Musketeers
63 – 51
FINAL Conference
Butler Bulldogs
Big East Conference · Cintas Center · February 22, 2021
Betting Lines
Spread XAV -11.5 Home covered
O/U 132.5 Under
Money XAV -800 / BTLR +650
Model Predictions
Spread Total XAV win
Actual XAV +12 114 Won
Massey XAV -10.7 (+1.3) — —
Massey Totals — 135.1 (-21.1) —
Bradley-Terry — — 88% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 89% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML XAV -10.0 (+2.0) 137.8 (-23.8) 84% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ XAV -8.0 (+4.0) 135.9 (-21.9) 81% ✓
Baseline Plus ML XAV -10.4 (+1.6) 138.3 (-24.3) 82% ✓
Baseline ML XAV -10.1 (+1.9) 137.8 (-23.8) 83% ✓

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 13-8 10-15
Conference 6-7 8-12
Home 11-2 8-4
Away 2-5 1-9
Neutral 0-1 1-2
Last 5 3-2 2-3
Streak L3 L1
Avg Pts For 74.8 63.5
Avg Pts Against 70.2 68.7
Massey 10.1 (#52) 1.8 (#136)
Bradley-Terry 2.07 (#47) 0.51 (#131)
W. Bradley-Terry 2.46 (#51) 0.83 (#120)
RPI 0.576 (#49) 0.477 (#203)
Shooting & Four Factors XAV BTLR
FG% 46.8% 41.1%
3PT% 35.5% 33.7%
REB / G 38.7 31.7
OREB / G 9.6 8.8
AST / TO 1.59 1.10
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 53.7% 47.6%
TOV% 16.3% 17.2%
ORB% 27.1% 25.1%
FT Rate 18.9% 18.8%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 46.8% 53.2%
Opp TOV% 16.4% 19.5%
DRB% 72.7% 76.3%
Opp FT Rate 16.6% 22.2%

Game Analysis

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