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Butler Bulldogs
73 – 61
FINAL Conference
Villanova Wildcats
Big East Conference · Hinkle Fieldhouse · February 28, 2021
Betting Lines
Spread VILL -11.5 Home covered
O/U 131.5 Over
Money BTLR +600 / VILL -700
Model Predictions
Spread Total BTLR win
Actual BTLR +12 134 Won
Massey VILL -11.0 (+23.0) — —
Massey Totals — 131.5 (+2.5) —
Bradley-Terry — — 14% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 12% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML VILL -8.7 (+20.7) 133.7 (+0.3) 19% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ VILL -8.3 (+20.3) 131.6 (+2.4) 23% ✗
Baseline Plus ML VILL -8.0 (+20.0) 133.1 (+0.9) 24% ✗
Baseline ML VILL -8.2 (+20.2) 135.0 (-1.0) 23% ✗

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 26, 2026 VILL 82 – 73 BTLR
Jan 3, 2026 VILL 85 – 67 BTLR
Mar 1, 2025 VILL 80 – 70 BTLR
Jan 1, 2025 VILL 73 – 65 BTLR
Feb 20, 2024 VILL 72 – 62 BTLR

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings BTLR VILL
Overall 10-15 18-7
Conference 8-12 11-4
Home 8-4 9-0
Away 1-9 4-4
Neutral 1-2 5-3
Last 5 2-3 4-1
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 63.5 74.8
Avg Pts Against 68.7 66.5
Massey 2.7 (#129) 16.1 (#10)
Bradley-Terry 0.72 (#116) 2.99 (#6)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.13 (#98) 3.60 (#12)
RPI 0.477 (#208) 0.621 (#12)
Shooting & Four Factors BTLR VILL
FG% 40.7% 46.0%
3PT% 32.5% 37.7%
REB / G 32.4 34.2
OREB / G 9.1 9.7
AST / TO 1.06 1.71
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 47.0% 54.4%
TOV% 17.8% 13.9%
ORB% 25.9% 28.7%
FT Rate 19.1% 23.7%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 52.3% 52.3%
Opp TOV% 19.4% 19.5%
DRB% 75.9% 75.2%
Opp FT Rate 21.3% 17.6%

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