Trouble's gonna come to you "Your Time is Gonna Come" - Led Zeppelin
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 BTLR +150 / XAV -175
Model Predictions
Spread Total BTLR 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% ✓
Baseline Plus ML XAV -0.2 (-12.8) 151.7 (+17.3) 43% ✓
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% ✓

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
Feb 19, 2025 XAV 76 – 63 BTLR
Mar 13, 2024 XAV 76 – 72 BTLR
Mar 7, 2024 BTLR 72 – 66 XAV

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings BTLR 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 BTLR 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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