Oh workers can you stand it, oh tell me how you can? Will you be a lousy scab or will you be a man? "Which Side Are You On?" - Pete Seeger
Providence Friars
94 – 84
FINAL Conference
Xavier Musketeers
Big East Conference · Amica Mutual Pavilion · February 26, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread PROV -5.5 Home covered
O/U 170.5 Over
Money PROV -245 / XAV +200
Model Predictions
Spread Total PROV win
Actual PROV +10 178 Won
Massey PROV -5.9 (+4.1) — —
Massey Totals — 180.7 (-2.7) —
Bradley-Terry — — 60% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 63% ✓
Baseline Plus ML PROV -6.0 (+4.0) 167.7 (+10.3) 75% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ PROV -5.7 (+4.3) 167.6 (+10.4) 70% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML PROV -5.5 (+4.5) 165.2 (+12.8) 73% ✓
Baseline ML PROV -5.9 (+4.1) 168.9 (+9.1) 74% ✓

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

Last 5 Meetings

Jan 10, 2026 XAV 97 – 84 PROV
Mar 8, 2025 XAV 76 – 68 PROV
Feb 13, 2025 XAV 91 – 82 PROV
Feb 22, 2024 PROV 79 – 75 XAV
Jan 13, 2024 XAV 85 – 65 PROV

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings PROV XAV
Overall 15-18 15-18
Conference 7-13 6-14
Home 10-6 12-6
Away 3-9 1-10
Neutral 2-3 2-2
Last 5 3-2 1-4
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 85.3 78.4
Avg Pts Against 84.0 80.6
Massey 8.7 (#71) 5.7 (#97)
Bradley-Terry 0.94 (#92) 1.03 (#88)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.55 (#85) 1.57 (#83)
RPI 0.504 (#179) 0.516 (#143)
Shooting & Four Factors PROV XAV
FG% 47.7% 44.1%
3PT% 35.5% 36.6%
REB / G 39.4 35.0
OREB / G 11.4 10.0
AST / TO 1.19 1.76
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 54.9% 51.6%
TOV% 16.6% 14.2%
ORB% 32.9% 26.4%
FT Rate 29.0% 19.4%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 51.3% 52.9%
Opp TOV% 13.0% 15.9%
DRB% 68.8% 71.0%
Opp FT Rate 24.0% 23.3%

Game Analysis

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