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Butler Bulldogs
78 91
FINAL Conference
Xavier Musketeers
Big East Conference · Hinkle Fieldhouse · March 6, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread XAV -3.5 Away covered
O/U 154.5 Over
Money BUT +150 / XAV -175
Model Predictions
Spread Total BUT win
Actual XAV +13 169 Lost
Massey XAV -1.2 (-11.8)
Massey Totals 152.4 (+16.6)
Bradley-Terry 34%
Weighted B-T 36%
Efficiency Plus ML XAV -0.0 (-13.0) 151.8 (+17.2) 44%
Baseline Tuned ML XAV -0.4 (-12.6) 150.6 (+18.4) 46%
Baseline ML XAV -0.4 (-12.6) 152.8 (+16.2) 41%
Baseline Plus ML XAV -0.2 (-12.8) 151.7 (+17.3) 43%

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
Feb 19, 2025 XAV 7663 BUT
Mar 13, 2024 XAV 7672 BUT
Mar 7, 2024 BUT 7266 XAV

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings BUT XAV
Overall 15-20 22-12
Conference 6-14 13-7
Home 9-8 15-2
Away 2-9 5-7
Neutral 4-3 2-3
Last 5 2-3 5-0
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 74.7 78.1
Avg Pts Against 74.9 71.6
Massey 8.3 (#70) 12.7 (#44)
Bradley-Terry 0.60 (#119) 1.82 (#56)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.19 (#92) 2.43 (#51)
RPI 0.514 (#160) 0.560 (#71)
Shooting & Four Factors BUT XAV
FG% 45.8% 46.3%
3PT% 36.7% 38.7%
REB / G 35.8 33.6
OREB / G 8.8 8.0
AST / TO 1.24 1.47
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 53.2% 53.6%
TOV% 16.9% 16.4%
ORB% 27.5% 25.2%
FT Rate 29.3% 29.8%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 48.8% 49.8%
Opp TOV% 11.2% 17.8%
DRB% 72.1% 73.9%
Opp FT Rate 16.4% 20.3%

Game Analysis

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