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Creighton Bluejays
73 – 78
FINAL Neutral Conference Big East
Providence Friars
Big East Conference · Madison Square Garden (Neutral) · March 14, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread CREI -8.5 Away covered
O/U 141.5 Over
Money CREI -450 / PROV +310
Model Predictions
Spread Total CREI win
Actual PROV +5 151 Lost
Massey CREI -7.8 (-12.8) — —
Massey Totals — 142.9 (+8.1) —
Bradley-Terry — — 72% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 78% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML CREI -6.8 (-11.8) 141.3 (+9.7) 76% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ CREI -5.7 (-10.7) 144.7 (+6.3) 71% ✗
Baseline Plus ML CREI -5.7 (-10.7) 141.7 (+9.3) 74% ✗
Baseline ML CREI -6.8 (-11.8) 141.5 (+9.5) 75% ✗

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
Feb 8, 2024 PROV 91 – 87 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 4-1 2-3
Streak L1 L2
Avg Pts For 80.4 72.4
Avg Pts Against 69.9 68.8
Massey 17.5 (#12) 9.8 (#55)
Bradley-Terry 2.55 (#13) 1.59 (#63)
W. Bradley-Terry 3.28 (#9) 2.02 (#59)
RPI 0.602 (#20) 0.547 (#94)
Shooting & Four Factors CREI PROV
FG% 49.0% 44.8%
3PT% 36.5% 33.3%
REB / G 37.9 35.9
OREB / G 8.4 9.1
AST / TO 1.64 1.12
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 57.9% 52.2%
TOV% 15.3% 17.9%
ORB% 26.2% 27.0%
FT Rate 18.5% 22.8%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 46.4% 47.5%
Opp TOV% 11.3% 17.3%
DRB% 75.3% 72.0%
Opp FT Rate 12.5% 19.1%

Game Analysis

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