I know you're dissatisfied with your position and your place. "Positively 4th Street" - Bob Dylan
Butler Bulldogs
52 – 72
FINAL Conference
Providence Friars
Big East Conference · Hinkle Fieldhouse · December 29, 2022
Betting Lines
Spread BTLR -2.5 Away covered
O/U 140.5 Under
Money BTLR -167 / PROV +130
Model Predictions
Spread Total BTLR win
Actual PROV +20 124 Lost
Massey BTLR -5.8 (-25.8) — —
Massey Totals — 146.4 (-22.4) —
Bradley-Terry — — 68% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 70% ✗
Baseline Plus ML BTLR -2.7 (-22.7) 145.6 (-21.6) 54% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ BTLR -1.5 (-21.5) 143.4 (-19.4) 52% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML BTLR -3.0 (-23.0) 145.3 (-21.3) 64% ✗
Baseline ML BTLR -2.8 (-22.8) 146.6 (-22.6) 57% ✗

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 91 – 81 BTLR
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

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings BTLR PROV
Overall 14-18 21-12
Conference 6-14 13-7
Home 10-6 15-2
Away 3-9 6-6
Neutral 1-3 0-4
Last 5 3-2 5-0
Streak L3 L4
Avg Pts For 65.2 77.3
Avg Pts Against 67.9 71.0
Massey 8.5 (#65) 7.5 (#69)
Bradley-Terry 1.37 (#72) 1.47 (#65)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.83 (#73) 1.99 (#65)
RPI 0.549 (#94) 0.544 (#102)
Shooting & Four Factors BTLR PROV
FG% 48.1% 47.7%
3PT% 34.8% 33.2%
REB / G 31.6 40.0
OREB / G 6.6 13.1
AST / TO 1.11 1.21
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 54.1% 52.8%
TOV% 17.9% 18.0%
ORB% 21.5% 38.8%
FT Rate 18.8% 30.2%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 47.9% 48.4%
Opp TOV% 19.8% 18.6%
DRB% 71.6% 74.0%
Opp FT Rate 12.3% 17.4%

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