Everybody know I'm a motherfucking monster. "Monster" - Kanye West
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%
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%
Baseline Plus ML PROV -6.0 (+4.0) 167.7 (+10.3) 75%

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 9784 PROV
Mar 8, 2025 XAV 7668 PROV
Feb 13, 2025 XAV 9182 PROV
Feb 22, 2024 PROV 7975 XAV
Jan 13, 2024 XAV 8565 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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