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Providence Friars
83 – 68
FINAL Conference
Xavier Musketeers
Big East Conference · Alumni Hall (RI) · February 25, 2021
Betting Lines
Spread XAV -1.5 Home covered
O/U 141.5 Over
Money PROV +110 / XAV -110
Model Predictions
Spread Total PROV win
Actual PROV +15 151 Won
Massey XAV -0.6 (+15.6) — —
Massey Totals — 143.1 (+7.9) —
Bradley-Terry — — 42% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 45% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML PROV -1.1 (+13.9) 140.3 (+10.7) 53% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ PROV -0.4 (+14.6) 141.0 (+10.0) 53% ✓
Baseline Plus ML PROV -0.8 (+14.2) 142.2 (+8.8) 54% ✓
Baseline ML PROV -0.7 (+14.3) 141.1 (+9.9) 49% ✗

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 26, 2026 PROV 94 – 84 XAV
Jan 10, 2026 XAV 97 – 84 PROV
Mar 8, 2025 XAV 76 – 68 PROV
Feb 13, 2025 XAV 91 – 82 PROV
Feb 22, 2024 PROV 79 – 75 XAV

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings PROV XAV
Overall 13-13 13-8
Conference 9-10 6-7
Home 8-3 11-2
Away 4-7 2-5
Neutral 1-3 0-1
Last 5 2-3 3-2
Streak L1 L3
Avg Pts For 69.8 74.8
Avg Pts Against 69.7 70.2
Massey 7.2 (#79) 10.2 (#53)
Bradley-Terry 1.30 (#75) 2.07 (#48)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.73 (#72) 2.42 (#52)
RPI 0.536 (#112) 0.578 (#49)
Shooting & Four Factors PROV XAV
FG% 43.0% 46.6%
3PT% 32.4% 34.2%
REB / G 36.0 38.7
OREB / G 11.0 9.7
AST / TO 1.18 1.58
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 48.3% 53.3%
TOV% 17.1% 16.4%
ORB% 30.4% 27.3%
FT Rate 22.9% 19.2%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 49.0% 46.1%
Opp TOV% 17.1% 16.7%
DRB% 69.8% 71.9%
Opp FT Rate 20.1% 16.5%

Game Analysis

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