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Georgetown Hoyas
89 – 93
FINAL Conference
Butler Bulldogs
Big East Conference · Capital One Arena · February 18, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread GTWN -6.5 Away covered
O/U 147.5 Over
Money GTWN -270 / BTLR +220
Model Predictions
Spread Total GTWN win
Actual BTLR +4 182 Lost
Massey GTWN -0.9 (-4.9) — —
Massey Totals — 155.3 (+26.7) —
Bradley-Terry — — 69% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 74% ✗
Baseline Plus ML GTWN -2.2 (-6.2) 148.2 (+33.8) 63% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ GTWN -1.7 (-5.7) 147.7 (+34.3) 61% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML GTWN -2.9 (-6.9) 145.4 (+36.6) 65% ✗
Baseline ML GTWN -2.7 (-6.7) 145.8 (+36.2) 67% ✗

Predictions use only rating snapshots dated before tip-off. Parenthesised values are the signed error vs. the actual result. Model performance →

Last 5 Meetings

Jan 31, 2026 GTWN 77 – 64 BTLR
Feb 15, 2025 BTLR 97 – 86 GTWN
Jan 31, 2025 GTWN 73 – 70 BTLR
Jan 23, 2024 BTLR 90 – 66 GTWN
Dec 19, 2023 BTLR 74 – 64 GTWN

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings GTWN BTLR
Overall 16-18 16-16
Conference 6-14 7-13
Home 10-7 10-7
Away 4-8 3-8
Neutral 2-3 3-1
Last 5 3-2 0-5
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 73.6 79.4
Avg Pts Against 72.9 77.5
Massey 6.4 (#90) 8.5 (#72)
Bradley-Terry 1.26 (#78) 0.98 (#89)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.81 (#70) 1.35 (#88)
RPI 0.526 (#119) 0.506 (#166)
Shooting & Four Factors GTWN BTLR
FG% 43.7% 45.0%
3PT% 33.3% 33.6%
REB / G 36.2 38.2
OREB / G 11.4 12.9
AST / TO 1.44 1.38
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 49.6% 51.1%
TOV% 14.8% 16.1%
ORB% 32.4% 35.4%
FT Rate 29.5% 29.7%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 49.8% 51.4%
Opp TOV% 16.3% 15.7%
DRB% 69.1% 69.4%
Opp FT Rate 25.8% 18.0%

Game Analysis

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