The name is Big Daddy, yes big not little. "Ain't No Half Steppin'" - Big Daddy Kane
Butler Bulldogs
86 – 69
FINAL Conference
DePaul Blue Demons
Big East Conference · Hinkle Fieldhouse · January 25, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread BTLR -6.5 Home covered
O/U 143.5 Over
Money BTLR -275 / DEP +225
Model Predictions
Spread Total BTLR win
Actual BTLR +17 155 Won
Massey BTLR -6.6 (+10.4) — —
Massey Totals — 149.7 (+5.3) —
Bradley-Terry — — 70% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 79% ✓
Baseline Plus ML BTLR -5.6 (+11.4) 147.4 (+7.6) 72% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ BTLR -7.3 (+9.7) 147.9 (+7.1) 81% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML BTLR -5.5 (+11.5) 146.3 (+8.7) 72% ✓
Baseline ML BTLR -5.4 (+11.6) 147.4 (+7.6) 72% ✓

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
Mar 2, 2024 BTLR 82 – 63 DEP
Jan 20, 2024 BTLR 74 – 60 DEP

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings BTLR DEP
Overall 15-20 14-20
Conference 6-14 4-16
Home 9-8 11-8
Away 2-9 2-10
Neutral 4-3 1-2
Last 5 1-4 1-4
Streak L1 L2
Avg Pts For 74.7 72.4
Avg Pts Against 74.9 74.5
Massey 6.8 (#82) 3.5 (#113)
Bradley-Terry 0.31 (#143) 0.09 (#174)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.95 (#98) 0.32 (#152)
RPI 0.508 (#166) 0.485 (#203)
Shooting & Four Factors BTLR DEP
FG% 44.7% 44.4%
3PT% 36.4% 36.6%
REB / G 35.3 36.5
OREB / G 8.6 10.4
AST / TO 1.22 1.30
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 52.1% 53.1%
TOV% 17.0% 18.5%
ORB% 27.1% 30.1%
FT Rate 33.2% 22.1%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 47.2% 51.2%
Opp TOV% 11.5% 16.2%
DRB% 70.0% 72.3%
Opp FT Rate 18.3% 19.5%

Game Analysis

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