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Providence Friars
91 – 87 OT
FINAL Conference
Creighton Bluejays
Big East Conference · Amica Mutual Pavilion · February 8, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread CREI -2.5 Home covered
O/U 142.5 Over
Money PROV +110 / CREI -138
Model Predictions
Spread Total PROV win
Actual PROV +4 178 Won
Massey CREI -2.4 (+6.4) — —
Massey Totals — 142.1 (+35.9) —
Bradley-Terry — — 52% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 50% ✗
Baseline Plus ML CREI -0.0 (+4.0) 144.8 (+33.2) 55% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ CREI -1.6 (+5.6) 144.6 (+33.4) 50% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML CREI -0.5 (+4.5) 143.3 (+34.7) 50% ✗
Baseline ML CREI -0.6 (+4.6) 145.4 (+32.6) 54% ✓

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 PROV CREI
Overall 21-14 25-10
Conference 10-10 14-6
Home 14-5 14-2
Away 4-7 8-4
Neutral 3-2 3-4
Last 5 3-2 3-2
Streak L2 L1
Avg Pts For 72.4 80.4
Avg Pts Against 68.8 69.9
Massey 10.1 (#51) 15.9 (#16)
Bradley-Terry 1.54 (#69) 2.09 (#34)
W. Bradley-Terry 2.10 (#61) 2.78 (#25)
RPI 0.563 (#80) 0.597 (#34)
Shooting & Four Factors PROV CREI
FG% 45.4% 48.3%
3PT% 31.5% 35.6%
REB / G 36.5 39.4
OREB / G 8.9 8.8
AST / TO 1.06 1.53
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 52.1% 56.9%
TOV% 18.4% 15.4%
ORB% 26.5% 26.8%
FT Rate 23.7% 20.1%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 45.1% 45.3%
Opp TOV% 17.8% 10.8%
DRB% 72.3% 75.4%
Opp FT Rate 20.1% 12.0%

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