I don't know why I let that mean woman make me a fool. "Whipping Post" - The Allman Brothers
Butler Bulldogs
70 – 64
FINAL Conference
Providence Friars
Big East Conference · Hinkle Fieldhouse · December 23, 2020
Betting Lines
Spread PROV -2.0 Home covered
O/U 133.5 Over
Money BTLR +120 / PROV -140
Model Predictions
Spread Total BTLR win
Actual BTLR +6 134 Won
Massey PROV -2.9 (+8.9) — —
Massey Totals — 147.4 (-13.4) —
Bradley-Terry — — 10% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 8% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML PROV -1.8 (+7.8) 144.4 (-10.4) 42% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ PROV -1.8 (+7.8) 138.6 (-4.6) 38% ✗
Baseline Plus ML PROV -3.1 (+9.1) 142.9 (-8.9) 39% ✗
Baseline ML PROV -2.2 (+8.2) 145.5 (-11.5) 44% ✗

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 10-15 13-13
Conference 8-12 9-10
Home 8-4 8-3
Away 1-9 4-7
Neutral 1-2 1-3
Last 5 1-3 4-1
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 63.5 69.8
Avg Pts Against 68.7 69.7
Massey -1.6 (#186) 5.7 (#87)
Bradley-Terry -0.79 (#217) 2.11 (#45)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.70 (#193) 2.57 (#60)
RPI 0.497 (#157) 0.582 (#69)
Shooting & Four Factors BTLR PROV
FG% 43.3% 46.5%
3PT% 38.2% 28.1%
REB / G 32.2 34.7
OREB / G 8.0 11.4
AST / TO 0.96 1.32
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 50.0% 50.6%
TOV% 17.9% 15.3%
ORB% 23.9% 33.1%
FT Rate 23.3% 27.6%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 59.4% 50.5%
Opp TOV% 16.6% 19.5%
DRB% 84.3% 69.7%
Opp FT Rate 21.2% 26.6%

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