We are like Greeks. We are like Romans. / Centaurs and monkeys just cluster 'round us "Nemesis" - Shriekback
Butler Bulldogs
80 75
FINAL Conference
Xavier Musketeers
Big East Conference · Hinkle Fieldhouse · February 21, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread BUT -4.5 Home covered
O/U 159.5 Under
Money BUT -192 / XAV +160
Model Predictions
Spread Total BUT win
Actual BUT +5 155 Won
Massey BUT -6.0 (-1.0)
Massey Totals 164.8 (-9.8)
Bradley-Terry 63%
Weighted B-T 60%
Efficiency Plus ML BUT -5.2 (-0.2) 156.3 (-1.3) 68%
Baseline Tuned ML BUT -5.8 (-0.8) 155.1 (-0.1) 72%
Baseline ML BUT -4.9 (+0.1) 156.0 (-1.0) 75%
Baseline Plus ML BUT -5.7 (-0.7) 157.9 (-2.9) 74%

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 14, 2026 XAV 8975 BUT
Mar 6, 2025 XAV 9178 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 16-16 15-18
Conference 7-13 6-14
Home 10-7 12-6
Away 3-8 1-10
Neutral 3-1 2-2
Last 5 1-4 2-3
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 79.4 78.4
Avg Pts Against 77.5 80.6
Massey 8.6 (#71) 5.6 (#96)
Bradley-Terry 1.14 (#83) 1.10 (#86)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.50 (#83) 1.66 (#80)
RPI 0.514 (#145) 0.521 (#130)
Shooting & Four Factors BUT XAV
FG% 45.4% 44.1%
3PT% 33.8% 36.8%
REB / G 37.8 35.1
OREB / G 12.8 10.1
AST / TO 1.41 1.76
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 51.5% 51.6%
TOV% 15.8% 14.3%
ORB% 35.3% 26.5%
FT Rate 29.9% 19.6%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 51.8% 53.0%
Opp TOV% 15.6% 16.2%
DRB% 69.3% 70.9%
Opp FT Rate 18.3% 22.6%

Game Analysis

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