I don't know why I let that mean woman make me a fool. "Whipping Post" - The Allman Brothers
DePaul Blue Demons
72 – 84
FINAL Conference
Butler Bulldogs
Big East Conference · Wintrust Arena · February 23, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread BTLR -4.5 Away covered
O/U 146.5 Over
Money DEP +155 / BTLR -185
Model Predictions
Spread Total DEP win
Actual BTLR +12 156 Lost
Massey BTLR -2.1 (-9.9) — —
Massey Totals — 150.2 (+5.8) —
Bradley-Terry — — 45% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 40% ✓
Baseline Plus ML BTLR -1.8 (-10.2) 145.2 (+10.8) 45% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ BTLR -4.4 (-7.6) 144.0 (+12.0) 37% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML BTLR -1.8 (-10.2) 145.3 (+10.7) 45% ✓
Baseline ML BTLR -1.8 (-10.2) 144.7 (+11.3) 45% ✓

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
Jan 25, 2025 BTLR 86 – 69 DEP
Mar 2, 2024 BTLR 82 – 63 DEP
Jan 20, 2024 BTLR 74 – 60 DEP

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings DEP BTLR
Overall 14-20 15-20
Conference 4-16 6-14
Home 11-8 9-8
Away 2-10 2-9
Neutral 1-2 4-3
Last 5 1-4 3-2
Streak L2 L1
Avg Pts For 72.4 74.7
Avg Pts Against 74.5 74.9
Massey 2.9 (#116) 8.1 (#72)
Bradley-Terry -0.17 (#191) 0.58 (#123)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.11 (#160) 1.15 (#94)
RPI 0.448 (#279) 0.515 (#160)
Shooting & Four Factors DEP BTLR
FG% 43.8% 46.1%
3PT% 34.0% 37.3%
REB / G 35.4 35.7
OREB / G 9.9 8.7
AST / TO 1.21 1.20
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 51.8% 53.6%
TOV% 18.7% 17.6%
ORB% 28.8% 27.5%
FT Rate 20.2% 30.6%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 51.1% 48.2%
Opp TOV% 15.9% 11.4%
DRB% 71.6% 71.8%
Opp FT Rate 20.5% 16.6%

Game Analysis

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