Gaga googa ga ga googa ga ga goo ga ga "Night of the Thumpasaurus People" - Parliament
DePaul Blue Demons
72 84
FINAL Conference
Butler Bulldogs
Big East Conference · Wintrust Arena · February 23, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread BUT -4.5 Away covered
O/U 146.5 Over
Money DEP +155 / BUT -185
Model Predictions
Spread Total DEP win
Actual BUT +12 156 Lost
Massey BUT -2.1 (-9.9)
Massey Totals 150.2 (+5.8)
Bradley-Terry 45%
Weighted B-T 40%
Efficiency Plus ML BUT -4.4 (-7.6) 144.0 (+12.0) 37%
Baseline Tuned ML BUT -1.8 (-10.2) 145.3 (+10.7) 45%
Baseline ML BUT -1.8 (-10.2) 144.7 (+11.3) 45%
Baseline Plus ML BUT -1.8 (-10.2) 145.2 (+10.8) 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 BUT 8171 DEP
Jan 21, 2026 BUT 8780 DEP
Jan 25, 2025 BUT 8669 DEP
Mar 2, 2024 BUT 8263 DEP
Jan 20, 2024 BUT 7460 DEP

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings DEP BUT
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 BUT
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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