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Butler Bulldogs
81 – 91
FINAL Neutral Conference Big East
Providence Friars
Big East Conference · Madison Square Garden (Neutral) · March 11, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread PROV -1.5 Away covered
O/U 162.5 Over
Money BTLR +100 / PROV -120
Model Predictions
Spread Total BTLR win
Actual PROV +10 172 Lost
Massey BTLR -0.2 (-10.2) — —
Massey Totals — 175.6 (-3.6) —
Bradley-Terry — — 57% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 52% ✗
Baseline Plus ML BTLR -0.3 (-10.3) 163.8 (+8.2) 52% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ BTLR -0.2 (-10.2) 163.3 (+8.7) 52% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML BTLR -0.2 (-10.2) 161.6 (+10.4) 51% ✗
Baseline ML BTLR -0.6 (-10.6) 162.5 (+9.5) 53% ✗

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 5, 2026 PROV 97 – 87 BTLR
Dec 13, 2025 BTLR 113 – 110 PROV
Mar 12, 2025 BTLR 75 – 69 PROV
Feb 8, 2025 BTLR 82 – 81 PROV
Jan 9, 2025 PROV 84 – 65 BTLR

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings BTLR PROV
Overall 16-16 15-18
Conference 7-13 7-13
Home 10-7 10-6
Away 3-8 3-9
Neutral 3-1 2-3
Last 5 3-2 3-2
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 79.4 85.3
Avg Pts Against 77.5 84.0
Massey 8.2 (#74) 8.1 (#77)
Bradley-Terry 1.23 (#82) 0.96 (#93)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.57 (#81) 1.47 (#83)
RPI 0.510 (#155) 0.501 (#184)
Shooting & Four Factors BTLR PROV
FG% 45.2% 47.5%
3PT% 32.8% 35.8%
REB / G 37.9 38.8
OREB / G 12.5 11.3
AST / TO 1.36 1.13
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 50.9% 54.9%
TOV% 16.1% 16.9%
ORB% 34.9% 32.6%
FT Rate 30.5% 28.2%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 51.5% 51.6%
Opp TOV% 15.2% 13.2%
DRB% 69.9% 69.3%
Opp FT Rate 18.0% 23.9%

Game Analysis

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