Twenty-one years in captivity / His shoes too small to fit his feet "Nelson Mandela" - The Specials
Xavier Musketeers
76 – 63
FINAL Conference
Butler Bulldogs
Big East Conference · Cintas Center · February 19, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread XAV -7.5 Home covered
O/U 151.5 Under
Money XAV -320 / BTLR +260
Model Predictions
Spread Total XAV win
Actual XAV +13 139 Won
Massey XAV -6.9 (+6.1) — —
Massey Totals — 154.0 (-15.0) —
Bradley-Terry — — 83% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 85% ✓
Baseline Plus ML XAV -6.6 (+6.4) 152.1 (-13.1) 79% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ XAV -6.5 (+6.5) 149.5 (-10.5) 77% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML XAV -6.5 (+6.5) 151.6 (-12.6) 75% ✓
Baseline ML XAV -6.3 (+6.7) 153.3 (-14.3) 77% ✓

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
Mar 13, 2024 XAV 76 – 72 BTLR
Mar 7, 2024 BTLR 72 – 66 XAV

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings XAV BTLR
Overall 22-12 15-20
Conference 13-7 6-14
Home 15-2 9-8
Away 5-7 2-9
Neutral 2-3 4-3
Last 5 3-2 3-2
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 78.1 74.7
Avg Pts Against 71.6 74.9
Massey 11.9 (#49) 8.2 (#73)
Bradley-Terry 1.63 (#60) 0.61 (#120)
W. Bradley-Terry 2.23 (#56) 1.18 (#94)
RPI 0.550 (#86) 0.516 (#148)
Shooting & Four Factors XAV BTLR
FG% 46.0% 46.2%
3PT% 38.6% 37.7%
REB / G 33.8 35.6
OREB / G 8.5 8.9
AST / TO 1.43 1.25
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 53.2% 53.8%
TOV% 16.5% 17.2%
ORB% 26.5% 28.2%
FT Rate 30.4% 31.2%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 49.9% 48.2%
Opp TOV% 17.4% 11.3%
DRB% 73.0% 71.1%
Opp FT Rate 20.7% 16.7%

Game Analysis

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