Why don't you get back into bed. "Reasons to be Cheerful, Part 3" - Ian Dury & the Blockheads
Providence Friars
85 – 75 OT
FINAL Conference
Butler Bulldogs
Big East Conference · Amica Mutual Pavilion · December 23, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread PROV -6.5 Home covered
O/U 140.0 Over
Money PROV -260 / BUT +210
Model Predictions
Spread Total PROV win
Actual PROV +10 160 Won
Massey PROV -2.3 (+7.7) — —
Massey Totals — 145.6 (+14.4) —
Bradley-Terry — — 82% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 90% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ PROV -4.3 (+5.7) 146.0 (+14.0) 69% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML PROV -4.1 (+5.9) 143.0 (+17.0) 67% ✓
Baseline ML PROV -4.4 (+5.6) 144.6 (+15.4) 70% ✓
Baseline Plus ML PROV -3.7 (+6.3) 144.9 (+15.1) 62% ✓

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

Last 5 Meetings

Mar 11, 2026 PROV 91 – 81 BUT
Feb 5, 2026 PROV 97 – 87 BUT
Dec 13, 2025 BUT 113 – 110 PROV
Mar 12, 2025 BUT 75 – 69 PROV
Feb 8, 2025 BUT 82 – 81 PROV

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings PROV BUT
Overall 21-14 18-15
Conference 10-10 9-11
Home 14-5 12-6
Away 4-7 4-7
Neutral 3-2 2-2
Last 5 4-1 5-0
Streak L2 L2
Avg Pts For 72.4 76.5
Avg Pts Against 68.8 73.8
Massey 8.5 (#59) 10.7 (#46)
Bradley-Terry 2.36 (#28) 1.78 (#53)
W. Bradley-Terry 3.57 (#22) 2.47 (#47)
RPI 0.601 (#36) 0.595 (#40)
Shooting & Four Factors PROV BUT
FG% 46.9% 48.3%
3PT% 32.7% 33.3%
REB / G 38.0 37.8
OREB / G 9.1 10.0
AST / TO 0.99 1.39
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 53.9% 54.4%
TOV% 20.1% 15.1%
ORB% 27.7% 30.1%
FT Rate 22.7% 23.6%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 42.4% 46.6%
Opp TOV% 18.7% 17.9%
DRB% 74.9% 70.2%
Opp FT Rate 20.0% 14.2%

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