I love it when you call me Big Poppa "Big Poppa" - Notorious B.I.G.
Providence Friars
89 – 94
FINAL Conference
Xavier Musketeers
Big East Conference · Amica Mutual Pavilion · March 1, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread PROV -3.5 Away covered
O/U 151.5 Over
Money PROV -188 / XAV +145
Model Predictions
Spread Total PROV win
Actual XAV +5 183 Lost
Massey PROV -2.0 (-7.0) — —
Massey Totals — 160.3 (+22.7) —
Bradley-Terry — — 60% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 56% ✗
Baseline Plus ML PROV -1.9 (-6.9) 159.0 (+24.0) 60% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ PROV -2.8 (-7.8) 158.4 (+24.6) 61% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML PROV -1.7 (-6.7) 158.7 (+24.3) 60% ✗
Baseline ML PROV -1.9 (-6.9) 158.8 (+24.2) 62% ✗

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 26, 2026 PROV 94 – 84 XAV
Jan 10, 2026 XAV 97 – 84 PROV
Mar 8, 2025 XAV 76 – 68 PROV
Feb 13, 2025 XAV 91 – 82 PROV
Feb 22, 2024 PROV 79 – 75 XAV

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings PROV XAV
Overall 21-12 27-10
Conference 13-7 15-5
Home 15-2 15-2
Away 6-6 7-4
Neutral 0-4 5-4
Last 5 3-2 2-3
Streak L4 L1
Avg Pts For 77.3 80.9
Avg Pts Against 71.0 74.1
Massey 11.8 (#28) 13.3 (#20)
Bradley-Terry 2.07 (#33) 2.25 (#22)
W. Bradley-Terry 2.76 (#22) 3.23 (#12)
RPI 0.574 (#55) 0.599 (#24)
Shooting & Four Factors PROV XAV
FG% 46.4% 49.7%
3PT% 35.7% 39.6%
REB / G 39.2 37.5
OREB / G 12.1 10.2
AST / TO 1.23 1.55
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 52.0% 56.0%
TOV% 17.1% 17.9%
ORB% 35.4% 31.0%
FT Rate 27.6% 22.0%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 48.5% 50.5%
Opp TOV% 16.7% 16.9%
DRB% 74.1% 74.5%
Opp FT Rate 18.9% 18.9%

Game Analysis

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