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Xavier vs Butler Result & Analysis

Date: Wed 09 Mar 2022
Tip-off: 21:30
Final 82-89 (OT)
26-26 42-42 14-21
Position#155
Record18-13
FormLLLLW
Points / game73.6
Allowed / game69.1
Xavier
USA
vs
Butler 🏆
USA
Position#250
Record13-18
FormLLLLL
Points / game63.1
Allowed / game66.5
USANCAA
Other2021-22
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🎯 1. Model Analysis

Xavier winLost
-no forecast
Best oddsnone
Implied-
Edge-
Butler winWon
-no forecast
Best oddsnone
Implied-
Edge-
No frozen forecast was made for this game before tip-off.

🏀 2. Points Analysis

XavierUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Butler
#250
W
68-66
68
66
+2
H03/02
NCAA
DePaul
#210
L
65-69
65
69
-4
H05/02
NCAA
Seton Hall
#84
L
71-73
71
73
-2
A10/02
NCAA
Uconn
#62
W
74-68
74
68
+6
H12/02
NCAA
St. John's (N.Y.)
#181
L
73-86
73
86
-13
H16/02
NCAA
Uconn
#62
L
61-72
61
72
-11
A19/02
NCAA
Providence
#13
L
92-99 OT
92
99
-7
A24/02
NCAA
Seton Hall
#84
L
66-82
66
82
-16
H26/02
NCAA
St. John's (N.Y.)
#181
L
66-81
66
81
-15
A02/03
NCAA
Georgetown
#352
W
97-75
97
75
+22
H06/03
NCAA
1H
2H
29-26
39-40
27-34
38-35
27-37
44-36
34-31
40-37
42-45
31-41
27-44
34-28
36-36
34-34
31-39
35-43
29-33
37-48
54-30
43-45
150.4Avg total
73.3Scored
77.1Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (31)73.669.1142.7+4.558%
Season at home (18)75.765.1140.8+10.672%
Season away (13)70.774.5145.2-3.838%
Last 10 (10)73.377.1150.4-3.830%
Last 5 (5)76.481.8158.2-5.420%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (5)68.264.6132.8+3.640%
vs Similar (20)72.672.5145.1+0.150%
vs Weaker ◀ (5)85.261.6146.8+23.6100%
This opponent (Butler) is Weaker. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
ButlerUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Xavier
#155
L
66-68
66
68
-2
A03/02
NCAA
St. John's (N.Y.)
#181
L
72-75
72
75
-3
H05/02
NCAA
Creighton
#82
L
52-54
52
54
-2
A09/02
NCAA
Marquette
#134
W
85-79
85
79
+6
H12/02
NCAA
DePaul
#210
W
73-71
73
71
+2
A16/02
NCAA
St. John's (N.Y.)
#181
L
57-91
57
91
-34
A18/02
NCAA
Providence
#13
L
70-71 OT
70
71
-1
H20/02
NCAA
Seton Hall
#84
L
60-66
60
66
-6
A24/02
NCAA
Marquette
#134
L
56-64
56
64
-8
A26/02
NCAA
Villanova
#20
L
59-78
59
78
-19
H05/03
NCAA
1H
2H
26-29
40-39
41-41
31-34
30-26
22-28
42-27
43-52
35-35
38-36
30-46
27-45
33-20
31-44
34-34
26-32
33-30
23-34
24-38
35-40
136.7Avg total
65.0Scored
71.7Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (31)63.166.5129.6-3.442%
Season at home (17)65.264.9130.1+0.353%
Season away (14)60.668.5129.1-7.929%
Last 10 (10)65.071.7136.7-6.720%
Last 5 (5)60.474.0134.4-13.60%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (25)61.569.8131.4-8.328%
vs Similar (2)64.055.5119.5+8.5100%
vs Weaker (3)78.352.7131.0+25.7100%
This opponent (Xavier) is Stronger. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.

📊 3. Team Totals

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⚖️ 4. Spread

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⏱️ 5. Halves

Half by half

-8-4+0+4+81st half1st half: -1.9-1.91st half: +0.2+0.22nd half2nd half: -1.2-1.22nd half: -6.8-6.8
-8-4+0+4+81st half1st half: -1.9-1.91st half: +0.2+0.22nd half2nd half: -1.2-1.22nd half: -6.8-6.8
XavierButler
Each team's average half over its last 10 games. Net is the half margin (above zero = the team wins that half on average: who starts fast, who closes); Pythia projection = the half means of tonight's simulation. Hover a bar for its value.
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XavierLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Butler
#250
W
29-26
29
26
+3
H03/02
NCAA
DePaul
#210
L
27-34
27
34
-7
H05/02
NCAA
Seton Hall
#84
L
27-37
27
37
-10
A10/02
NCAA
Uconn
#62
W
34-31
34
31
+3
H12/02
NCAA
St. John's (N.Y.)
#181
L
42-45
42
45
-3
H16/02
NCAA
Uconn
#62
L
27-44
27
44
-17
A19/02
NCAA
Providence
#13
D
36-36
36
36
+0
A24/02
NCAA
Seton Hall
#84
L
31-39
31
39
-8
H26/02
NCAA
St. John's (N.Y.)
#181
L
29-33
29
33
-4
A02/03
NCAA
Georgetown
#352
W
54-30
54
30
+24
H06/03
NCAA
69.1Avg total
33.6Scored
35.5Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)34.832.867.6+2.047%-
Last 30 at home (17)36.830.667.4+6.259%-
Last 30 away (13)32.235.667.8-3.531%-
Last 10 (10)33.635.569.1-1.930%-
Last 5 (5)35.436.471.8-1.020%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (5)34.231.866.0+2.460%-
vs Similar (20)33.134.567.6-1.430%-
vs Weaker ◀ (5)42.227.069.2+15.2100%-
This opponent (Butler) is Weaker. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
ButlerLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Xavier
#155
L
26-29
26
29
-3
A03/02
NCAA
St. John's (N.Y.)
#181
D
41-41
41
41
+0
H05/02
NCAA
Creighton
#82
W
30-26
30
26
+4
A09/02
NCAA
Marquette
#134
W
42-27
42
27
+15
H12/02
NCAA
DePaul
#210
D
35-35
35
35
+0
A16/02
NCAA
St. John's (N.Y.)
#181
L
30-46
30
46
-16
A18/02
NCAA
Providence
#13
W
33-20
33
20
+13
H20/02
NCAA
Seton Hall
#84
D
34-34
34
34
+0
A24/02
NCAA
Marquette
#134
W
33-30
33
30
+3
A26/02
NCAA
Villanova
#20
L
24-38
24
38
-14
H05/03
NCAA
65.4Avg total
32.8Scored
32.6Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)29.831.761.5-1.943%-
Last 30 at home (16)30.529.259.7+1.356%-
Last 30 away (14)29.134.663.6-5.529%-
Last 10 (10)32.832.665.4+0.240%-
Last 5 (5)30.833.664.4-2.840%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (25)28.632.761.4-4.132%-
vs Similar (2)32.026.558.5+5.5100%-
vs Weaker (3)38.326.765.0+11.7100%-
This opponent (Xavier) is Stronger. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
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🎯 8. Shooting Profile

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💪 9. Team Strengths

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🤝 10. Games History

Head-to-head record
4
Xavier wins
3
Butler wins
DateGameScore
03/02/22Xavier v Butler68-66
08/01/22Butler v Xavier72-87
10/03/21Xavier v Butler69-70 OT
22/02/21Xavier v Butler63-51
30/01/21Butler v Xavier55-68
08/03/20Xavier v Butler71-72
12/02/20Butler v Xavier66-61
Xavierlast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
06/03/22HGeorgetown97-75
02/03/22ASt. John's (N.Y.)66-81
26/02/22HSeton Hall66-82
24/02/22AProvidence92-99 OT
19/02/22AUconn61-72
16/02/22HSt. John's (N.Y.)73-86
12/02/22HUconn74-68
10/02/22ASeton Hall71-73
05/02/22HDePaul65-69
03/02/22HButler68-66
Butlerlast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
05/03/22HVillanova59-78
26/02/22AMarquette56-64
24/02/22ASeton Hall60-66
20/02/22HProvidence70-71 OT
18/02/22ASt. John's (N.Y.)57-91
16/02/22ADePaul73-71
12/02/22HMarquette85-79
09/02/22ACreighton52-54
05/02/22HSt. John's (N.Y.)72-75
03/02/22AXavier66-68

📊 11. Overall Statistics

Xavier
NCAA 2021-22
Recent: 3 Wins / 7 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallLLLLW58%
HomeLWLLW72%
AwayWLLLL38%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games311813
Win %58%72%38%
Points / game73.675.770.7
Allowed / game69.165.174.5
Point differential+4.5+10.6-3.8
Avg total142.7140.8145.2
Over main line---
Win by 10+29%39%15%
Close games (≤5 pts) won50% (8)40% (5)67% (3)
Overtime %3%0%8%
Butler
NCAA 2021-22
Recent: 2 Wins / 8 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallLLLLL42%
HomeWLWLL53%
AwayLWLLL29%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games311714
Win %42%53%29%
Points / game63.165.260.6
Allowed / game66.564.968.5
Point differential-3.4+0.3-7.9
Avg total129.6130.1129.1
Over main line---
Win by 10+23%29%14%
Close games (≤5 pts) won50% (8)50% (4)50% (4)
Overtime %6%6%7%
This competition's season before tip-off. Green = better than tonight's opponent on the same split; win-% badge green from 60%, red below 40%.

🏆 12. League Table

Big East conference
#TeamGPWLWin %PF/gPA/gDiff
1 Providence2824486%72.566.6+6.0
2 Villanova3023777%73.863.6+10.2
3 Uconn3022873%76.165.7+10.5
4 Seton Hall2920969%74.266.9+7.2
5 Creighton30201067%69.066.7+2.3
6 Marquette30191163%74.870.8+4.0
7 Xavier31181358%73.669.1+4.5
8 St. John's (N.Y.)30161453%79.774.5+5.2
9 DePaul30151550%73.371.5+1.8
10 Butler31131842%63.166.5-3.4
11 Georgetown3162519%71.078.2-7.2
Conference membership from the data provider's standings; records are this season's games before tip-off (conference and non-conference). Click a column to sort. Bars: win %, points scored and allowed per game across the league, and the point differential (green +, red -).

📋 13. Box Score

Team1H2HOTFinal
Xavier26421482
Butler26422189
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