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Xavier Musketeers
69 – 70 OT
FINAL Neutral Conference Big East
Butler Bulldogs
Big East Conference · Madison Square Garden (Neutral) · March 10, 2021
Betting Lines
Spread XAV -6.5 Away covered
O/U 133.5 Over
Money XAV -250 / BTLR +260
Model Predictions
Spread Total XAV win
Actual BTLR +1 139 Lost
Massey XAV -6.3 (-7.3) — —
Massey Totals — 132.2 (+6.8) —
Bradley-Terry — — 72% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 71% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML XAV -4.8 (-5.8) 132.5 (+6.5) 68% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ XAV -3.4 (-4.4) 131.5 (+7.5) 65% ✗
Baseline Plus ML XAV -4.8 (-5.8) 132.9 (+6.1) 63% ✗
Baseline ML XAV -4.4 (-5.4) 132.5 (+6.5) 66% ✗

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 2-3 2-3
Streak L3 L1
Avg Pts For 74.8 63.5
Avg Pts Against 70.2 68.7
Massey 9.7 (#56) 3.3 (#121)
Bradley-Terry 1.83 (#51) 0.91 (#98)
W. Bradley-Terry 2.23 (#55) 1.35 (#90)
RPI 0.558 (#64) 0.475 (#217)
Shooting & Four Factors XAV BTLR
FG% 45.8% 41.2%
3PT% 32.1% 32.2%
REB / G 37.8 32.5
OREB / G 9.4 9.0
AST / TO 1.57 1.07
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 52.0% 47.6%
TOV% 15.9% 17.5%
ORB% 26.3% 25.6%
FT Rate 18.5% 19.4%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 47.4% 52.0%
Opp TOV% 16.5% 18.6%
DRB% 72.9% 75.3%
Opp FT Rate 17.4% 21.2%

Game Analysis

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