I don't know why I let that mean woman make me a fool. "Whipping Post" - The Allman Brothers
Providence Friars
69 – 62
FINAL Conference
Butler Bulldogs
Big East Conference · Amica Mutual Pavilion · January 23, 2022
Betting Lines
Spread PROV -9.0 Away covered
O/U 127.0 Over
Model Predictions
Spread Total PROV win
Actual PROV +7 131 Won
Massey PROV -13.0 (-6.0) — —
Massey Totals — 122.9 (+8.1) —
Bradley-Terry — — 95% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 94% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ PROV -10.7 (-3.7) 130.2 (+0.8) 84% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML PROV -11.0 (-4.0) 134.5 (-3.5) 87% ✓
Baseline ML PROV -11.5 (-4.5) 134.7 (-3.7) 87% ✓
Baseline Plus ML PROV -9.9 (-2.9) 131.1 (-0.1) 86% ✓

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 27-6 14-19
Conference 14-3 6-14
Home 16-1 9-7
Away 7-2 3-8
Neutral 4-3 1-4
Last 5 4-1 1-4
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 71.5 63.1
Avg Pts Against 66.2 67.8
Massey 8.8 (#56) -0.8 (#185)
Bradley-Terry 3.59 (#6) 1.19 (#84)
W. Bradley-Terry 3.79 (#16) 1.62 (#83)
RPI 0.653 (#5) 0.524 (#128)
Shooting & Four Factors PROV BTLR
FG% 44.2% 39.7%
3PT% 33.2% 30.1%
REB / G 37.2 31.4
OREB / G 9.9 9.2
AST / TO 1.15 0.80
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 50.2% 46.3%
TOV% 17.7% 19.8%
ORB% 29.8% 27.0%
FT Rate 29.8% 21.7%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 45.9% 50.6%
Opp TOV% 16.5% 18.9%
DRB% 72.5% 71.9%
Opp FT Rate 16.6% 22.0%

Game Analysis

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