They headed down to old El Paso; thats's where they ran into a great big hassle. "Take the Money and Run" - The Steve Miller Band
Butler Bulldogs
87 80
FINAL Conference
DePaul Blue Demons
Big East Conference · Hinkle Fieldhouse · January 21, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread BUT -7.5 Away covered
O/U 147.5 Over
Money BUT -325 / DEP +260
Model Predictions
Spread Total BUT win
Actual BUT +7 167 Won
Massey BUT -10.6 (-3.6)
Massey Totals 150.3 (+16.7)
Bradley-Terry 79%
Weighted B-T 85%
Efficiency Plus ML BUT -9.4 (-2.4) 148.0 (+19.0) 82%
Baseline Tuned ML BUT -9.2 (-2.2) 143.0 (+24.0) 80%
Baseline ML BUT -9.6 (-2.6) 141.9 (+25.1) 77%
Baseline Plus ML BUT -9.8 (-2.8) 145.5 (+21.5) 80%

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

Last 5 Meetings

Mar 7, 2026 BUT 8171 DEP
Feb 23, 2025 BUT 8472 DEP
Jan 25, 2025 BUT 8669 DEP
Mar 2, 2024 BUT 8263 DEP
Jan 20, 2024 BUT 7460 DEP

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings BUT DEP
Overall 16-16 16-16
Conference 7-13 8-12
Home 10-7 11-7
Away 3-8 4-7
Neutral 3-1 1-2
Last 5 1-4 3-2
Streak L1 L3
Avg Pts For 79.4 70.2
Avg Pts Against 77.5 69.6
Massey 11.5 (#50) 4.2 (#109)
Bradley-Terry 1.57 (#65) 0.80 (#101)
W. Bradley-Terry 2.18 (#64) 1.08 (#100)
RPI 0.556 (#80) 0.500 (#182)
Shooting & Four Factors BUT DEP
FG% 46.3% 44.8%
3PT% 33.8% 34.1%
REB / G 40.2 34.3
OREB / G 13.2 9.9
AST / TO 1.33 1.32
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 52.7% 51.3%
TOV% 16.7% 17.5%
ORB% 36.6% 29.5%
FT Rate 30.4% 27.8%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 49.1% 47.6%
Opp TOV% 15.7% 18.9%
DRB% 69.8% 68.6%
Opp FT Rate 16.9% 25.8%

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