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Butler Bulldogs
70 – 71 OT
FINAL Conference
Providence Friars
Big East Conference · Hinkle Fieldhouse · February 20, 2022
Betting Lines
Spread PROV -3.5 Home covered
O/U 129.5 Over
Money BTLR +140 / PROV -160
Model Predictions
Spread Total BTLR win
Actual PROV +1 141 Lost
Massey PROV -5.7 (+4.7) — —
Massey Totals — 126.5 (+14.5) —
Bradley-Terry — — 13% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 15% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ PROV -3.8 (+2.8) 134.4 (+6.6) 34% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML PROV -4.3 (+3.3) 135.1 (+5.9) 29% ✓
Baseline ML PROV -4.1 (+3.1) 136.3 (+4.7) 30% ✓
Baseline Plus ML PROV -4.4 (+3.4) 134.0 (+7.0) 35% ✓

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 BTLR PROV
Overall 14-19 27-6
Conference 6-14 14-3
Home 9-7 16-1
Away 3-8 7-2
Neutral 1-4 4-3
Last 5 2-3 4-1
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 63.1 71.5
Avg Pts Against 67.8 66.2
Massey 1.7 (#137) 10.2 (#47)
Bradley-Terry 1.21 (#86) 3.58 (#3)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.54 (#85) 3.78 (#12)
RPI 0.519 (#143) 0.635 (#8)
Shooting & Four Factors BTLR PROV
FG% 41.0% 44.3%
3PT% 30.9% 34.0%
REB / G 32.0 37.0
OREB / G 9.3 10.1
AST / TO 0.87 1.09
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 47.6% 50.5%
TOV% 18.9% 17.9%
ORB% 27.3% 30.2%
FT Rate 19.6% 29.5%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 50.3% 46.8%
Opp TOV% 17.9% 16.6%
DRB% 73.0% 72.3%
Opp FT Rate 22.2% 16.6%

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