Virgil Cain is my name and I served on the Danville train. "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down"-The Band
Providence Friars
81 – 70
FINAL Conference
DePaul Blue Demons
Big East Conference · Amica Mutual Pavilion · February 18, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread PROV -19.5 Away covered
O/U 143.5 Over
Money PROV -8000 / DEP +1400
Model Predictions
Spread Total PROV win
Actual PROV +11 151 Won
Massey PROV -22.8 (-11.8) — —
Massey Totals — 139.6 (+11.4) —
Bradley-Terry — — 98% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 99% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML PROV -17.6 (-6.6) 140.1 (+10.9) 90% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ PROV -17.7 (-6.7) 143.5 (+7.5) 90% ✓
Baseline Plus ML PROV -19.9 (-8.9) 142.7 (+8.3) 90% ✓
Baseline ML PROV -19.5 (-8.5) 141.9 (+9.1) 90% ✓

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 22, 2026 PROV 71 – 68 DEP
Feb 7, 2026 PROV 90 – 72 DEP
Mar 5, 2025 DEP 80 – 77 PROV
Dec 11, 2024 PROV 70 – 63 DEP
Jan 18, 2024 PROV 100 – 62 DEP

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings PROV DEP
Overall 21-14 3-29
Conference 10-10 0-20
Home 14-5 3-15
Away 4-7 0-11
Neutral 3-2 0-3
Last 5 2-3 0-5
Streak L2 L20
Avg Pts For 72.4 64.7
Avg Pts Against 68.8 81.8
Massey 10.3 (#51) -9.1 (#311)
Bradley-Terry 1.59 (#59) -1.70 (#320)
W. Bradley-Terry 2.10 (#55) -1.84 (#308)
RPI 0.557 (#83) 0.437 (#298)
Shooting & Four Factors PROV DEP
FG% 45.3% 41.9%
3PT% 32.5% 33.3%
REB / G 36.0 29.6
OREB / G 8.7 7.2
AST / TO 1.09 0.91
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 52.2% 47.6%
TOV% 17.9% 20.0%
ORB% 25.8% 21.6%
FT Rate 23.5% 25.2%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 46.3% 55.2%
Opp TOV% 18.0% 14.9%
DRB% 72.2% 67.0%
Opp FT Rate 19.5% 22.9%

Game Analysis

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