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Providence Friars
79 – 58
FINAL Conference
Butler Bulldogs
Big East Conference · Amica Mutual Pavilion · January 26, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread PROV -9.5 Home covered
O/U 138.5 Under
Money PROV -450 / BTLR +350
Model Predictions
Spread Total PROV win
Actual PROV +21 137 Won
Massey PROV -9.2 (+11.8) — —
Massey Totals — 140.3 (-3.3) —
Bradley-Terry — — 86% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 91% ✓
Baseline Plus ML PROV -9.6 (+11.4) 142.2 (-5.2) 82% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ PROV -10.3 (+10.7) 142.3 (-5.3) 85% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML PROV -8.4 (+12.6) 141.3 (-4.3) 81% ✓
Baseline ML PROV -7.9 (+13.1) 141.5 (-4.5) 82% ✓

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 PROV BTLR
Overall 21-12 14-18
Conference 13-7 6-14
Home 15-2 10-6
Away 6-6 3-9
Neutral 0-4 1-3
Last 5 3-2 1-4
Streak L4 L3
Avg Pts For 77.3 65.2
Avg Pts Against 71.0 67.9
Massey 11.3 (#32) 5.6 (#89)
Bradley-Terry 2.16 (#30) 0.94 (#91)
W. Bradley-Terry 2.87 (#25) 1.25 (#90)
RPI 0.580 (#50) 0.525 (#138)
Shooting & Four Factors PROV BTLR
FG% 46.6% 45.1%
3PT% 34.2% 35.3%
REB / G 39.9 30.7
OREB / G 12.8 6.5
AST / TO 1.08 1.09
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 51.9% 51.2%
TOV% 18.6% 17.3%
ORB% 38.0% 20.4%
FT Rate 30.1% 20.9%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 47.9% 49.2%
Opp TOV% 17.7% 18.9%
DRB% 73.6% 70.3%
Opp FT Rate 18.5% 14.8%

Game Analysis

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