He took it all too far, but boy could he play guitar. "Ziggy Stardust" - David Bowie
Providence Friars
94 – 86 2OT
FINAL Conference
Creighton Bluejays
Big East Conference · Amica Mutual Pavilion · February 15, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread CREI -1.5 Home covered
O/U 140.5 Over
Money PROV -111 / CREI -115
Model Predictions
Spread Total PROV win
Actual PROV +8 180 Won
Massey CREI -0.3 (+8.3) — —
Massey Totals — 145.0 (+35.0) —
Bradley-Terry — — 65% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 65% ✓
Baseline Plus ML PROV -2.0 (+6.0) 145.2 (+34.8) 66% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ PROV -2.1 (+5.9) 144.2 (+35.8) 67% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML PROV -2.1 (+5.9) 143.3 (+36.7) 59% ✓
Baseline ML PROV -2.2 (+5.8) 143.5 (+36.5) 64% ✓

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
Mar 14, 2024 PROV 78 – 73 CREI

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings PROV CREI
Overall 21-12 24-13
Conference 13-7 14-6
Home 15-2 13-2
Away 6-6 5-6
Neutral 0-4 6-5
Last 5 3-2 5-0
Streak L4 L1
Avg Pts For 77.3 76.4
Avg Pts Against 71.0 68.4
Massey 11.3 (#33) 15.3 (#12)
Bradley-Terry 2.05 (#35) 2.08 (#32)
W. Bradley-Terry 2.75 (#26) 2.87 (#23)
RPI 0.575 (#52) 0.592 (#31)
Shooting & Four Factors PROV CREI
FG% 46.2% 47.0%
3PT% 34.4% 35.3%
REB / G 40.0 37.4
OREB / G 12.6 8.6
AST / TO 1.19 1.37
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 51.5% 54.3%
TOV% 17.9% 16.5%
ORB% 37.0% 26.2%
FT Rate 27.7% 21.0%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 47.8% 46.7%
Opp TOV% 16.7% 15.2%
DRB% 74.2% 76.5%
Opp FT Rate 18.8% 12.8%

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