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Providence Friars
65 – 67
FINAL Conference
Creighton Bluejays
Big East Conference · Alumni Hall (RI) · January 2, 2021
Betting Lines
Spread CREI -4.0 Home covered
O/U 146.0 Under
Money PROV +165 / CREI -185
Model Predictions
Spread Total PROV win
Actual CREI +2 132 Lost
Massey CREI -4.7 (+2.7) — —
Massey Totals — 156.3 (-24.3) —
Bradley-Terry — — 49% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 36% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML CREI -0.6 (-1.4) 152.8 (-20.8) 46% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ CREI -1.6 (-0.4) 151.5 (-19.5) 51% ✗
Baseline Plus ML CREI -0.9 (-1.1) 155.0 (-23.0) 52% ✗
Baseline ML CREI -1.0 (-1.0) 152.8 (-20.8) 51% ✗

Predictions use only rating snapshots dated before tip-off. Parenthesised values are the signed error vs. the actual result. Model performance →

Last 5 Meetings

Feb 28, 2026 PROV 79 – 76 CREI
Jan 16, 2026 PROV 93 – 88 CREI
Feb 6, 2025 CREI 80 – 69 PROV
Jan 15, 2025 CREI 84 – 64 PROV
Mar 14, 2024 PROV 78 – 73 CREI

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings PROV CREI
Overall 13-13 22-9
Conference 9-10 14-6
Home 8-3 11-3
Away 4-7 7-4
Neutral 1-3 4-2
Last 5 4-1 4-1
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 69.8 76.0
Avg Pts Against 69.7 68.2
Massey 5.2 (#90) 13.4 (#21)
Bradley-Terry 1.61 (#59) 2.28 (#38)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.95 (#72) 3.17 (#38)
RPI 0.565 (#79) 0.594 (#52)
Shooting & Four Factors PROV CREI
FG% 46.3% 48.8%
3PT% 27.3% 37.0%
REB / G 35.2 38.1
OREB / G 10.6 8.1
AST / TO 1.33 1.62
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 50.5% 56.8%
TOV% 15.7% 14.9%
ORB% 30.8% 23.4%
FT Rate 25.6% 18.6%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 50.0% 46.8%
Opp TOV% 18.5% 17.8%
DRB% 70.3% 74.2%
Opp FT Rate 22.1% 16.6%

Game Analysis

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