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Providence Friars
71 – 55
FINAL Conference
Butler Bulldogs
Big East Conference · Alumni Hall (RI) · December 30, 2020
Betting Lines
Spread PROV -6.0 Home covered
O/U 135.0 Under
Money PROV -260 / BTLR +220
Model Predictions
Spread Total PROV win
Actual PROV +16 126 Won
Massey PROV -9.9 (+6.1) — —
Massey Totals — 145.1 (-19.1) —
Bradley-Terry — — 89% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 89% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML PROV -8.3 (+7.7) 144.3 (-18.3) 81% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ PROV -6.6 (+9.4) 137.3 (-11.3) 75% ✓
Baseline Plus ML PROV -8.1 (+7.9) 143.7 (-17.7) 80% ✓
Baseline ML PROV -7.8 (+8.2) 144.2 (-18.2) 81% ✓

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 13-13 10-15
Conference 9-10 8-12
Home 8-3 8-4
Away 4-7 1-9
Neutral 1-3 1-2
Last 5 4-1 2-3
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 69.8 63.5
Avg Pts Against 69.7 68.7
Massey 4.7 (#96) -1.0 (#179)
Bradley-Terry 1.39 (#77) -0.02 (#164)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.62 (#93) 0.24 (#144)
RPI 0.581 (#63) 0.511 (#147)
Shooting & Four Factors PROV BTLR
FG% 45.3% 43.8%
3PT% 25.9% 36.6%
REB / G 35.6 33.2
OREB / G 11.3 8.6
AST / TO 1.32 1.02
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 49.3% 50.0%
TOV% 15.2% 17.3%
ORB% 31.7% 25.6%
FT Rate 26.2% 23.2%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 51.1% 55.9%
Opp TOV% 19.0% 16.7%
DRB% 70.8% 82.0%
Opp FT Rate 23.5% 19.2%

Game Analysis

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