And Harry doesn't mind if he doesn't make the scene. "Sultans of Swing" - Dire Straits
Butler Bulldogs
87 – 80
FINAL Conference
DePaul Blue Demons
Big East Conference · Hinkle Fieldhouse · January 21, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread BTLR -7.5 Away covered
O/U 147.5 Over
Money BTLR -325 / DEP +260
Model Predictions
Spread Total BTLR win
Actual BTLR +7 167 Won
Massey BTLR -10.6 (-3.6) — —
Massey Totals — 150.3 (+16.7) —
Bradley-Terry — — 79% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 85% ✓
Baseline Plus ML BTLR -9.8 (-2.8) 145.5 (+21.5) 80% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ BTLR -9.4 (-2.4) 148.0 (+19.0) 82% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML BTLR -9.2 (-2.2) 143.0 (+24.0) 80% ✓
Baseline ML BTLR -9.6 (-2.6) 141.9 (+25.1) 77% ✓

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 BTLR 81 – 71 DEP
Feb 23, 2025 BTLR 84 – 72 DEP
Jan 25, 2025 BTLR 86 – 69 DEP
Mar 2, 2024 BTLR 82 – 63 DEP
Jan 20, 2024 BTLR 74 – 60 DEP

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings BTLR 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 BTLR 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%

Game Analysis

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