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Automated Team Capsule for 2019-20 Butler 22-9 (0.710) | Big East

All-Play Percentage: 0.923 (28^th)	Schedule Strength: 0.724 (32^nd)	Record Quality: 0.411 (18^th)	Avg. Season Rank: 18.77 (16^th)
Pace: 65.16 (345^th)	Momentum: -2.27 (286^th)	Off. Momentum: 0.21 (212^th)	Def. Momentum: -2.48 (288^th)
Consistency: -10.54 (329^th)	Res. Consistency: -13.02 (263^rd)	Away From Home: -1.93 (304^th)	Paper Tiger Factor: -2.13 (276^th)

NOTE: All data below reflects predicted performance against the "AO" (average opponent), a fictitious opponent who represents the average in every stat category.
Hover over column headers or visit "ABOUT" page for an explanation of each measurement.
Includes games through March 11, 2020. Data shown on this page is based on time-independent ratings.

OFFENSE

Eff

FTAR

FT%

FGAR

FG%

3PAR

3P%

MRAR

MR%

NPAR

NP%

PPSt

PPSC

SCC%

%3PA

%MRA

%NPA

Prox

RATING:

108.71

24.42

71.94

84.64

47.32

31.00

35.58

23.01

41.73

30.64

63.40

7.94

13.11

5.42

36.62

27.19

36.20

2.00

RANK:

28^th

209^th

151^st

50^th

18^th

171^st

60^th

159^th

20^th

83^rd

42^nd

331^st

154^th

106^th

205^th

198^th

123^rd

129^th

DEFENSE

Eff

FTAR

FT%

FGAR

FG%

3PAR

3P%

MRAR

MR%

NPAR

NP%

PPSt

PPSC

SCC%

%3PA

%MRA

%NPA

Prox

RATING:

90.91

24.14

81.30

39.02

31.23

31.81

24.62

28.72

25.44

57.83

8.95

10.66

3.97

38.42

30.29

31.29

2.07

RANK:

34^th

122^nd

145^th

21^st

202^nd

94^th

260^th

1^st

58^th

128^th

26^th

33^rd

49^th

211^th

269^th

54^th

86^th

ANALYSIS:
Butler is one of the teams in the upper echelon of college basketball this year. Ranked 28th overall (out of 353) in our most recent ratings, they presently have a record of 22-9. They are also ranked by this site as the #4 team (out of 10) in the Big East (average ranking 45.4).

Utilizing a style of play that will try to grind things to a crawl (the ninth-slowest pace in D1), Butler succeeds primarily through their offense. They are ranked 28th in offensive efficiency and score in excess of 108 points every 100 possessions vs. AO. Butler is an excellent shooting team, capable of converting from multiple locations on the court and ranking in the top-50 in three of our four primary field goal categories. They are most proficient from two-point range, making good on 41.7% of their mid-range jumpers (20th in the nation), 63.4% of their near-proximity chances (42nd), and 47.3% of their total shots from the field (18th) vs. AO. Butler also does a pretty good job of protecting the ball when they have possession and not allowing quick and easy baskets off of their own turnovers. The team's rating vs. AO for potential breakaway points allowed off of steals is 8.95, which ranks #26 in the country.

Butler plays at roughly the same level defensively as they do offensively. The team ranks 34th nationally in defensive efficiency, allowing about 91 points every 100 trips upcourt vs. AO. Butler does a bang-up job preventing the opposition from draining jumpers in between the three-point line and the low post. They're ranked first in Division I in defensive mid-range field goal percentage, allowing AO to make good on only 28.7% of their attempts from that distance. Butler is also one of the very best in the land in overall defensive field goal percentage. The team ranks #21 nationally in field goal percentage allowed, as AO only makes good on about 39.0% of their total attempts from the floor. If Butler does exhibit a noticeable weakness on the defensive end of the floor, it'd likely be the team's unwillingness to take risks in order to score fast points off of the opposition's turnovers. The squad only has a rating of 7.94 in potential points scored off of steals vs. AO, which ranks 23rd-worst in the college game.

Butler has been one of the most erratic teams in college basketball this year (currently ranked 329th overall in consistency), which makes the outcomes of their future games far more difficult to predict. When playing on the road, Butler performs somewhat worse than they normally do on their home court. The club is nationally ranked 304th in our site's away-from-home metric.

SORTABLE SCHEDULE / RESULTS:


					ADJ. OFF. EFFICIENCY			ADJ. DEF. EFFICIENCY
Date	Opponent	Should	Did	Record	Should	Did	Diff.	Should	Did	Diff.	Rating
Wed 11/6/2019	vs IUPUI₃₃₅	W 83.98 - 55.65	W 80-47	1-0	121.63	128.92	▲ 7.29	84.85	79.37	▲ 5.48	▲ 12.77
Sat 11/9/2019	vs New Orleans₃₁₈	W 80.74 - 55.45	W 79-53	2-0	119.09	120.36	▲ 1.27	85.89	84.59	▲ 1.30	▲ 2.57
Tue 11/12/2019	vs Minnesota₂₃	W 65.31 - 63.18	W 64-56	3-0	100.34	96.01	▼ 4.33	101.20	87.30	▲ 13.90	▲ 9.57
Sat 11/16/2019	vs Wofford₁₅₂	W 70.62 - 57.18	W 80-61	4-0	111.47	123.78	▲ 12.31	93.95	92.92	▲ 1.03	▲ 13.34
Fri 11/22/2019	vs Morehead State₂₉₂	W 74.79 - 52.45	W 68-50	5-0	113.56	97.55	▼ 16.01	83.61	81.81	▲ 1.80	▼ 14.21
Mon 11/25/2019	vs Missouri₇₇ *	W 64.42 - 59.46	W 63-52	6-0	101.24	114.55	▲ 13.31	92.79	85.71	▲ 7.08	▲ 20.39
Tue 11/26/2019	vs Stanford₃₃ *	W 62.62 - 61.97	W 68-67	7-0	95.98	107.94	▲ 11.96	94.62	109.84	▼ 15.22	▼ 3.26
Tue 12/3/2019	@ Ole Miss₈₉	W 65.55 - 62.63	W 67-58	8-0	101.97	100.98	▼ 0.99	91.46	84.12	▲ 7.34	▲ 6.35
Sat 12/7/2019	vs Florida₃₀	W 64.37 - 61.16	W 76-62	9-0	101.68	116.91	▲ 15.23	100.52	99.22	▲ 1.30	▲ 16.53
Tue 12/10/2019	@ Baylor₅	L 58.24 - 66.28	L 52-53	9-1	95.58	89.11	▼ 6.47	102.64	84.44	▲ 18.20	▲ 11.73
Sat 12/14/2019	vs Southern₂₈₂	W 73.31 - 51.67	W 66-41	10-1	112.93	99.40	▼ 13.53	83.72	59.86	▲ 23.86	▲ 10.33
Sat 12/21/2019	vs Purdue₁₆ *	L 59.14 - 61.11	W 70-61	11-1	96.76	106.25	▲ 9.49	99.08	90.63	▲ 8.45	▲ 17.94
Sat 12/28/2019	vs UL Monroe₂₅₇	W 71.31 - 51.45	W 67-36	12-1	110.83	101.55	▼ 9.28	84.66	47.55	▲ 37.11	▲ 27.83
Tue 12/31/2019	@ St. John's₇₉	W 69.90 - 67.54	W 60-58	13-1	103.36	85.78	▼ 17.58	94.95	81.31	▲ 13.64	▼ 3.94
Sat 1/4/2020	vs Creighton₁₇	W 69.05 - 67.84	W 71-57	14-1	104.43	99.04	▼ 5.39	106.97	83.04	▲ 23.93	▲ 18.54
Fri 1/10/2020	@ Providence₄₁	L 63.34 - 64.81	W 70-58	15-1	100.11	109.01	▲ 8.90	96.15	82.80	▲ 13.35	▲ 22.25
Wed 1/15/2020	vs Seton Hall₂₆	W 67.94 - 65.04	L 70-78	15-2	100.01	103.61	▲ 3.60	99.56	118.87	▼ 19.31	▼ 15.71
Sat 1/18/2020	@ DePaul₉₇	W 66.88 - 62.85	L 66-79	15-3	102.20	94.15	▼ 8.05	90.61	116.60	▼ 25.99	▼ 34.04
Tue 1/21/2020	@ Villanova₁₉	L 61.56 - 66.19	L 61-76	15-4	100.23	90.78	▼ 9.45	102.18	112.31	▼ 10.13	▼ 19.58
Fri 1/24/2020	vs Marquette₃₂	W 70.49 - 66.51	W 89-85 (OT)	16-4	104.12	101.96	▼ 2.16	102.36	106.86	▼ 4.50	▼ 6.66
Tue 1/28/2020	@ Georgetown₆₇	W 69.21 - 67.78	W 69-64	17-4	106.27	103.92	▼ 2.35	98.60	91.67	▲ 6.93	▲ 4.58
Sat 2/1/2020	vs Providence₄₁	W 66.52 - 61.63	L 61-65	17-5	100.11	94.38	▼ 5.73	96.15	104.01	▼ 7.86	▼ 13.59
Wed 2/5/2020	vs Villanova₁₉	W 64.66 - 63.02	W 79-76	18-5	100.23	124.97	▲ 24.74	102.18	125.03	▼ 22.85	▲ 1.89
Sun 2/9/2020	@ Marquette₃₂	L 67.24 - 69.85	L 57-76	18-6	104.12	92.66	▼ 11.46	102.36	115.10	▼ 12.74	▼ 24.20
Wed 2/12/2020	vs Xavier₄₈	W 65.06 - 59.09	W 66-61	19-6	98.72	113.34	▲ 14.62	93.55	102.45	▼ 8.90	▲ 5.72
Sat 2/15/2020	vs Georgetown₆₇	W 72.49 - 64.40	L 66-73	19-7	106.27	102.36	▼ 3.91	98.60	122.79	▼ 24.19	▼ 28.10
Wed 2/19/2020	@ Seton Hall₂₆	L 64.69 - 68.34	L 72-74	19-8	100.01	108.33	▲ 8.32	99.56	106.38	▼ 6.82	▲ 1.50
Sun 2/23/2020	@ Creighton₁₇	L 65.87 - 71.09	L 59-81	19-9	104.43	78.64	▼ 25.79	106.97	143.01	▼ 36.04	▼ 61.83
Sat 2/29/2020	vs DePaul₉₇	W 70.17 - 59.64	W 60-42	20-9	102.20	94.16	▼ 8.04	90.61	61.77	▲ 28.84	▲ 20.80
Wed 3/4/2020	vs St. John's₇₉	W 73.30 - 64.19	W 77-55	21-9	103.36	117.55	▲ 14.19	94.95	84.42	▲ 10.53	▲ 24.72
Sat 3/7/2020	@ Xavier₄₈	L 61.91 - 62.15	W 72-71	22-9	98.72	112.79	▲ 14.07	93.55	104.32	▼ 10.77	▲ 3.30
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Projections are based on present-day ratings. Stars indicate games played at a neutral location.
Game efficiencies only account for data before a contest has gone analytically final and are adjusted to extract home-court advantage.

CURIOUS TRENDS:

	When facing teams that convert well from outside the arc, Butler often performs worse than normal. Butler is more efficient than usual 33% of the time when facing teams that have an offensive three-point field goal percentage vs. AO greater than 36.01%. In their other contests, Butler performs better than the norm 77% of the time.
	Butler does worse vs. clubs that favor a faster tempo. When playing squads that have a pace vs. AO greater than 68.33, Butler performs above average 52% of the time. Against all other opponents, the team performs better than the norm 90% of the time.

LATEST NEWS ITEMS:

	Notebook: Baldwin downs Xavier 72-71 with game-winning 3 (3/8/2020 9:32:00 AM) Butler's Kamar Baldwin spoiled Xavier's senior night by nailing a game-winning 3-pointer with 1.2 seconds left to down the Musketeers 72-71 at the Cintas Center. Baldwin led all scorers with 36 points. His game-winner came just after Naji Marshall put Xavier up 71-69 on a 3-point play as he banked in a tough, hanging runner in the lane while ...
	Brandon scores 23 to lift Canisius over Marist 85-69 (3/4/2020 9:35:00 PM) POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. -- Majesty Brandon had 23 points as Canisius got past Marist 85-69 on Wednesday night. Brandon hit 5 of 6 3-pointers. Malik Johnson had 16 points and seven rebounds for Canisius (11-19,
	Bulldogs snap 3-game skid (3/1/2020 1:00:00 AM) Sean McDermott had 13 points and seven rebounds, and Kamar Baldwin stuffed the stat sheet with nine points, eight rebounds, a career-high six steals, five assists and three blocks to lead Butler to a 60-42 win over DePaul on Saturday night at Hinkle Fieldhouse. The win was the 20th of the season for the Bulldogs (20-9, 8-8 Big East), the 20th ...
	Butler Bounces Back After Three-Straight Losses With Win Over DePaul (2/29/2020 11:51:00 PM) INDIANAPOLIS- Jordan Tucker and Sean McDermott scored 13 points each and Butler beat DePaul 60-42. McDermott scored 11 points in the first half when Butler took a 29-22 lead and Tucker scored all his points over an 8 1/2-minute span of the second half, finishing a 20-6 run with three consecutive 3-pointers for a 53-32 lead with six minutes to go.
	Creighton wins big at home again (2/24/2020 12:50:00 AM) Creighton has won nine of 10 games and is on a five-game winning streak after blowing out No. 21 Butler 81-59 on Sunday. The win was the Bluejays' fifth top-25 win of the season, which is a school record.

HASLAMETRICS ALL-PLAY PERCENTAGE RANKING BY DAY: Select data to plot:

HASLAMETRICS TEAM HISTORY: Select data to view:

SUMMARY	Rk	AP%	Rec (WinPct)		RQ	Conference	Pace	Con	SOS	PTF	AFH	ASR

OFFENSE	Eff	FTAR	FT%	FGAR	FG%	3PAR	3P%	MRAR	MR%	NPAR	NP%	PPSt	PPSC	SCC%	%3PA	%MRA	%NPA	Prox

DEFENSE	Eff	FTAR	FT%	FGAR	FG%	3PAR	3P%	MRAR	MR%	NPAR	NP%	PPSt	PPSC	SCC%	%3PA	%MRA	%NPA	Prox

SUMMARY	Rk		AP%		Rec (WinPct)		RQ		Conference		Pace		Con		SOS		PTF		AFH		ASR

OFFENSE	Eff		FTAR		FT%		FGAR		FG%		3PAR		3P%		MRAR		MR%		NPAR		NP%		PPSt		PPSC		SCC%		%3PA		%MRA		%NPA		Prox

DEFENSE	Eff		FTAR		FT%		FGAR		FG%		3PAR		3P%		MRAR		MR%		NPAR		NP%		PPSt		PPSC		SCC%		%3PA		%MRA		%NPA		Prox