The tide is high, but I'm holding on. "The Tide is High" - Blondie
Butler Bulldogs
75 72
FINAL Conference
Providence Friars
Big East Conference · Hinkle Fieldhouse · February 10, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread BUT -5.5 Away covered
O/U 147.5 Under
Money BUT -250 / PROV +188
Model Predictions
Spread Total BUT win
Actual BUT +3 147 Won
Massey BUT -4.3 (-1.3)
Massey Totals 149.3 (-2.3)
Bradley-Terry 70%
Weighted B-T 68%
Efficiency Plus ML BUT -3.0 (+0.0) 150.4 (-3.4) 67%
Baseline Tuned ML BUT -4.3 (-1.3) 147.9 (-0.9) 72%
Baseline ML BUT -4.6 (-1.6) 149.1 (-2.1) 73%
Baseline Plus ML BUT -4.7 (-1.7) 151.3 (-4.3) 73%

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 9181 BUT
Feb 5, 2026 PROV 9787 BUT
Dec 13, 2025 BUT 113110 PROV
Mar 12, 2025 BUT 7569 PROV
Feb 8, 2025 BUT 8281 PROV

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings BUT PROV
Overall 18-15 21-14
Conference 9-11 10-10
Home 12-6 14-5
Away 4-7 4-7
Neutral 2-2 3-2
Last 5 4-1 3-2
Streak L2 L2
Avg Pts For 76.5 72.4
Avg Pts Against 73.8 68.8
Massey 11.2 (#43) 10.3 (#50)
Bradley-Terry 1.84 (#46) 1.63 (#60)
W. Bradley-Terry 2.25 (#54) 2.18 (#57)
RPI 0.567 (#67) 0.564 (#78)
Shooting & Four Factors BUT PROV
FG% 45.9% 45.4%
3PT% 35.3% 32.0%
REB / G 36.2 36.6
OREB / G 10.0 9.0
AST / TO 1.41 1.08
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 52.2% 52.2%
TOV% 14.2% 18.0%
ORB% 28.7% 26.8%
FT Rate 23.4% 23.3%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 49.4% 45.9%
Opp TOV% 16.4% 17.7%
DRB% 70.2% 72.8%
Opp FT Rate 16.6% 19.7%

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