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

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 9181 BUT
Feb 5, 2026 PROV 9787 BUT
Dec 13, 2025 BUT 113110 PROV
Mar 12, 2025 BUT 7569 PROV
Jan 9, 2025 PROV 8465 BUT

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings BUT 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 BUT 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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