I don't know why I let that mean woman make me a fool. "Whipping Post" - The Allman Brothers
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 / BUT +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%
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%
Baseline Plus ML XAV -6.6 (+6.4) 152.1 (-13.1) 79%

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 BUT 8075 XAV
Jan 14, 2026 XAV 8975 BUT
Mar 6, 2025 XAV 9178 BUT
Mar 13, 2024 XAV 7672 BUT
Mar 7, 2024 BUT 7266 XAV

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings XAV BUT
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 BUT
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%

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