And then my good friend Shaggy says "Come spend some time, family" "44/876" -- Shaggy & Sting
Xavier Musketeers
89 – 75
FINAL Conference
Butler Bulldogs
Big East Conference · Cintas Center · January 14, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread BTLR -1.5 Home covered
O/U 161.5 Over
Money XAV +105 / BTLR -125
Model Predictions
Spread Total XAV win
Actual XAV +14 164 Won
Massey BTLR -3.5 (+17.5) — —
Massey Totals — 161.9 (+2.1) —
Bradley-Terry — — 51% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 52% ✓
Baseline Plus ML BTLR -3.5 (+17.5) 157.5 (+6.5) 40% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ BTLR -1.1 (+15.1) 156.6 (+7.4) 50% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML BTLR -2.6 (+16.6) 153.7 (+10.3) 44% ✗
Baseline ML BTLR -2.5 (+16.5) 153.8 (+10.2) 47% ✗

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
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 XAV BTLR
Overall 15-18 16-16
Conference 6-14 7-13
Home 12-6 10-7
Away 1-10 3-8
Neutral 2-2 3-1
Last 5 2-3 2-3
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 78.4 79.4
Avg Pts Against 80.6 77.5
Massey 4.5 (#109) 11.5 (#50)
Bradley-Terry 0.91 (#98) 1.45 (#76)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.45 (#93) 2.01 (#71)
RPI 0.538 (#101) 0.542 (#95)
Shooting & Four Factors XAV BTLR
FG% 42.5% 46.5%
3PT% 36.0% 34.7%
REB / G 35.5 41.4
OREB / G 10.6 14.0
AST / TO 1.91 1.35
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 50.1% 53.0%
TOV% 13.4% 16.9%
ORB% 26.7% 38.2%
FT Rate 19.4% 28.7%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 52.3% 49.4%
Opp TOV% 17.5% 15.7%
DRB% 72.3% 71.7%
Opp FT Rate 22.6% 16.5%

Game Analysis

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