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Butler Bulldogs
86 – 84
FINAL Neutral College Basketball Crown
Utah Utes
MGM Grand Garden Arena (Neutral) · March 31, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread UTAH -3.5 Home covered
O/U 158.5 Over
Money BTLR +135 / UTAH -155
Model Predictions
Spread Total BTLR win
Actual BTLR +2 170 Won
Massey UTAH -1.3 (+3.3) — —
Massey Totals — 150.0 (+20.0) —
Bradley-Terry — — 32% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 37% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML UTAH -2.1 (+4.1) 151.1 (+18.9) 44% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ UTAH -1.4 (+3.4) 149.4 (+20.6) 39% ✗
Baseline Plus ML UTAH -1.6 (+3.6) 151.7 (+18.3) 46% ✗
Baseline ML UTAH -2.1 (+4.1) 153.0 (+17.0) 47% ✗

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

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings BTLR UTAH
Overall 15-20 16-17
Conference 6-14 8-12
Home 9-8 15-4
Away 2-9 1-9
Neutral 4-3 0-4
Last 5 1-4 1-4
Streak L1 L4
Avg Pts For 74.7 75.5
Avg Pts Against 74.9 72.6
Massey 7.7 (#73) 9.0 (#63)
Bradley-Terry 0.56 (#124) 1.31 (#75)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.09 (#96) 1.61 (#79)
RPI 0.500 (#166) 0.498 (#170)
Shooting & Four Factors BTLR UTAH
FG% 45.6% 44.6%
3PT% 36.6% 32.6%
REB / G 35.0 39.8
OREB / G 8.6 12.8
AST / TO 1.26 1.40
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 53.0% 51.7%
TOV% 16.4% 18.1%
ORB% 26.4% 34.9%
FT Rate 27.7% 23.6%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 49.4% 48.7%
Opp TOV% 11.5% 15.7%
DRB% 70.7% 71.6%
Opp FT Rate 15.5% 23.4%

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