I'm the all night drug prowling wolf who looks so sick in sun / I'm the white man in the Palais "White Man in Hammersmith Palais" - The Clash
Butler Bulldogs
80 – 75
FINAL Conference
Xavier Musketeers
Big East Conference · Hinkle Fieldhouse · February 21, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread BTLR -4.5 Home covered
O/U 159.5 Under
Money BTLR -192 / XAV +160
Model Predictions
Spread Total BTLR win
Actual BTLR +5 155 Won
Massey BTLR -6.0 (-1.0) — —
Massey Totals — 164.8 (-9.8) —
Bradley-Terry — — 63% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 60% ✓
Baseline Plus ML BTLR -5.7 (-0.7) 157.9 (-2.9) 74% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ BTLR -5.2 (-0.2) 156.3 (-1.3) 68% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML BTLR -5.8 (-0.8) 155.1 (-0.1) 72% ✓
Baseline ML BTLR -4.9 (+0.1) 156.0 (-1.0) 75% ✓

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 89 – 75 BTLR
Mar 6, 2025 XAV 91 – 78 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 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 BTLR 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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