He just grinned and shook my hand, "No" was all he said. "The Weight" - The Band
Providence Friars
65 – 61
FINAL Neutral Conference Big East
Butler Bulldogs
Big East Conference · Madison Square Garden (Neutral) · March 10, 2022
Betting Lines
Spread PROV -7.5 Away covered
O/U 127.0 Under
Model Predictions
Spread Total PROV win
Actual PROV +4 126 Won
Massey PROV -8.6 (-4.6) — —
Massey Totals — 128.7 (-2.7) —
Bradley-Terry — — 91% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 91% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ PROV -6.8 (-2.8) 134.6 (-8.6) 77% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML PROV -8.3 (-4.3) 136.8 (-10.8) 79% ✓
Baseline ML PROV -7.6 (-3.6) 137.2 (-11.2) 78% ✓
Baseline Plus ML PROV -7.4 (-3.4) 134.4 (-8.4) 76% ✓

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 3-2 1-4
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 71.5 63.1
Avg Pts Against 66.2 67.8
Massey 11.1 (#37) 2.5 (#130)
Bradley-Terry 3.51 (#4) 1.22 (#84)
W. Bradley-Terry 3.82 (#11) 1.55 (#84)
RPI 0.634 (#6) 0.505 (#168)
Shooting & Four Factors PROV BTLR
FG% 44.5% 41.1%
3PT% 35.6% 30.1%
REB / G 37.2 32.5
OREB / G 10.3 9.2
AST / TO 1.14 0.88
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 51.3% 47.4%
TOV% 17.7% 18.5%
ORB% 30.5% 26.9%
FT Rate 27.9% 20.7%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 46.5% 50.1%
Opp TOV% 15.9% 17.2%
DRB% 72.1% 72.5%
Opp FT Rate 18.1% 21.3%

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