Four young chiquitas in Omaha waitin' for the band to return from the show. "We're an American Band" - Grand Funk Railroad
Creighton Bluejays
69 – 60
FINAL Conference
Providence Friars
Big East Conference · CHI Health Center Omaha · January 6, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread CREI -11.5 Away covered
O/U 140.5 Under
Money CREI -600 / PROV +430
Model Predictions
Spread Total CREI win
Actual CREI +9 129 Won
Massey CREI -12.2 (-3.2) — —
Massey Totals — 139.8 (-10.8) —
Bradley-Terry — — 64% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 62% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ CREI -9.5 (-0.5) 141.1 (-12.1) 83% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML CREI -8.4 (+0.6) 138.1 (-9.1) 79% ✓
Baseline ML CREI -9.0 (-0.0) 137.8 (-8.8) 80% ✓
Baseline Plus ML CREI -9.1 (-0.1) 139.4 (-10.4) 82% ✓

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

Last 5 Meetings

Feb 28, 2026 PROV 79 – 76 CREI
Jan 16, 2026 PROV 93 – 88 CREI
Feb 6, 2025 CREI 80 – 69 PROV
Jan 15, 2025 CREI 84 – 64 PROV
Mar 14, 2024 PROV 78 – 73 CREI

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings CREI PROV
Overall 25-10 21-14
Conference 14-6 10-10
Home 14-2 14-5
Away 8-4 4-7
Neutral 3-4 3-2
Last 5 2-3 4-1
Streak L1 L2
Avg Pts For 80.4 72.4
Avg Pts Against 69.9 68.8
Massey 16.8 (#9) 8.9 (#58)
Bradley-Terry 1.69 (#56) 1.97 (#42)
W. Bradley-Terry 2.51 (#48) 2.98 (#30)
RPI 0.592 (#43) 0.596 (#39)
Shooting & Four Factors CREI PROV
FG% 49.9% 46.1%
3PT% 37.2% 32.6%
REB / G 39.8 38.5
OREB / G 9.4 8.9
AST / TO 1.51 1.03
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 59.1% 53.1%
TOV% 16.8% 19.3%
ORB% 30.3% 26.6%
FT Rate 19.0% 22.5%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 45.3% 42.5%
Opp TOV% 11.1% 17.8%
DRB% 76.1% 74.9%
Opp FT Rate 10.4% 19.6%

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