They headed down to old El Paso; thats's where they ran into a great big hassle. "Take the Money and Run" - The Steve Miller Band
Providence Friars
84 – 65
FINAL Conference
Butler Bulldogs
Big East Conference · Amica Mutual Pavilion · January 9, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread PROV -2.5 Home covered
O/U 136.5 Over
Money PROV -145 / BTLR +125
Model Predictions
Spread Total PROV win
Actual PROV +19 149 Won
Massey PROV -2.3 (+16.7) — —
Massey Totals — 135.0 (+14.0) —
Bradley-Terry — — 75% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 69% ✓
Baseline Plus ML PROV -2.2 (+16.8) 134.7 (+14.3) 54% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ PROV -3.1 (+15.9) 137.3 (+11.7) 67% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML PROV -2.4 (+16.6) 135.3 (+13.7) 61% ✓
Baseline ML PROV -1.7 (+17.3) 134.9 (+14.1) 51% ✓

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 12-20 15-20
Conference 6-14 6-14
Home 10-6 9-8
Away 2-9 2-9
Neutral 0-5 4-3
Last 5 1-4 0-5
Streak L6 L1
Avg Pts For 71.3 74.7
Avg Pts Against 72.5 74.9
Massey 5.8 (#86) 7.7 (#77)
Bradley-Terry 0.86 (#107) 0.53 (#126)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.43 (#92) 1.48 (#87)
RPI 0.557 (#80) 0.530 (#116)
Shooting & Four Factors PROV BTLR
FG% 43.3% 44.2%
3PT% 33.3% 38.2%
REB / G 39.6 36.2
OREB / G 12.1 8.7
AST / TO 0.91 1.15
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 51.1% 52.3%
TOV% 19.8% 18.5%
ORB% 35.2% 27.8%
FT Rate 23.9% 34.7%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 45.8% 44.9%
Opp TOV% 13.7% 11.5%
DRB% 71.7% 69.8%
Opp FT Rate 24.3% 19.2%

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