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Butler Bulldogs
82 – 81
FINAL Conference
Providence Friars
Big East Conference · Hinkle Fieldhouse · February 8, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread BTLR -4.5 Away covered
O/U 145.5 Over
Money BTLR -200 / PROV +170
Model Predictions
Spread Total BTLR win
Actual BTLR +1 163 Won
Massey BTLR -4.9 (-3.9) — —
Massey Totals — 144.4 (+18.6) —
Bradley-Terry — — 59% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 65% ✓
Baseline Plus ML BTLR -5.5 (-4.5) 143.2 (+19.8) 72% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ BTLR -4.8 (-3.8) 145.1 (+17.9) 71% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML BTLR -5.9 (-4.9) 143.2 (+19.8) 73% ✓
Baseline ML BTLR -5.9 (-4.9) 143.8 (+19.2) 73% ✓

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
Jan 9, 2025 PROV 84 – 65 BTLR

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings BTLR PROV
Overall 15-20 12-20
Conference 6-14 6-14
Home 9-8 10-6
Away 2-9 2-9
Neutral 4-3 0-5
Last 5 2-3 2-3
Streak L1 L6
Avg Pts For 74.7 71.3
Avg Pts Against 74.9 72.5
Massey 8.2 (#72) 6.4 (#88)
Bradley-Terry 0.43 (#136) 0.63 (#117)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.05 (#100) 1.08 (#96)
RPI 0.512 (#157) 0.523 (#134)
Shooting & Four Factors BTLR PROV
FG% 45.6% 43.8%
3PT% 36.9% 35.3%
REB / G 35.7 38.6
OREB / G 8.9 11.6
AST / TO 1.24 0.97
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 53.0% 51.9%
TOV% 17.2% 19.1%
ORB% 27.9% 34.1%
FT Rate 30.7% 22.0%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 47.6% 46.8%
Opp TOV% 11.3% 13.3%
DRB% 71.2% 71.5%
Opp FT Rate 17.2% 23.6%

Game Analysis

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