You just want to be on the side that's winning. "Positively 4th Street" - Bob Dylan
Butler Bulldogs
64 – 77
FINAL Conference
Georgetown Hoyas
Big East Conference · Hinkle Fieldhouse · January 31, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread BTLR -5.5 Away covered
O/U 149.5 Under
Money BTLR -250 / GTWN +205
Model Predictions
Spread Total BTLR win
Actual GTWN +13 141 Lost
Massey BTLR -9.3 (-22.3) — —
Massey Totals — 157.7 (-16.7) —
Bradley-Terry — — 78% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 80% ✗
Baseline Plus ML BTLR -8.2 (-21.2) 152.4 (-11.4) 76% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ BTLR -7.8 (-20.8) 151.6 (-10.6) 75% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML BTLR -7.4 (-20.4) 149.2 (-8.2) 77% ✗
Baseline ML BTLR -7.6 (-20.6) 149.7 (-8.7) 76% ✗

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 18, 2026 BTLR 93 – 89 GTWN
Feb 15, 2025 BTLR 97 – 86 GTWN
Jan 31, 2025 GTWN 73 – 70 BTLR
Jan 23, 2024 BTLR 90 – 66 GTWN
Dec 19, 2023 BTLR 74 – 64 GTWN

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings BTLR GTWN
Overall 16-16 16-18
Conference 7-13 6-14
Home 10-7 10-7
Away 3-8 4-8
Neutral 3-1 2-3
Last 5 3-2 2-3
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 79.4 73.6
Avg Pts Against 77.5 72.9
Massey 10.8 (#56) 4.6 (#108)
Bradley-Terry 1.60 (#64) 0.90 (#91)
W. Bradley-Terry 2.11 (#62) 1.38 (#86)
RPI 0.549 (#84) 0.522 (#128)
Shooting & Four Factors BTLR GTWN
FG% 46.8% 43.9%
3PT% 34.5% 32.0%
REB / G 39.0 36.3
OREB / G 13.0 11.4
AST / TO 1.36 1.49
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 53.2% 49.4%
TOV% 16.4% 14.4%
ORB% 36.2% 32.4%
FT Rate 31.1% 29.5%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 49.9% 49.7%
Opp TOV% 15.6% 16.4%
DRB% 68.9% 69.3%
Opp FT Rate 17.3% 26.4%

Game Analysis

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