I want the bomb, I want the P-Funk, I want my funk uncut. "P-Funk (Wants to Get Funked Up)" - Parliament
Providence Friars
69 – 75
FINAL Neutral Conference Big East
Butler Bulldogs
Big East Conference · Madison Square Garden (Neutral) · March 12, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread BTLR -1.5 Away covered
O/U 150.5 Under
Money PROV +110 / BTLR -130
Model Predictions
Spread Total PROV win
Actual BTLR +6 144 Lost
Massey BTLR -2.4 (-3.6) — —
Massey Totals — 147.4 (-3.4) —
Bradley-Terry — — 44% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 43% ✓
Baseline Plus ML BTLR -2.2 (-3.8) 146.0 (-2.0) 35% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ BTLR -1.4 (-4.6) 145.5 (-1.5) 41% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML BTLR -2.4 (-3.6) 145.8 (-1.8) 39% ✓
Baseline ML BTLR -2.2 (-3.8) 146.8 (-2.8) 37% ✓

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
Feb 8, 2025 BTLR 82 – 81 PROV
Jan 9, 2025 PROV 84 – 65 BTLR

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings PROV BTLR
Overall 12-20 15-20
Conference 6-14 6-14
Home 10-6 9-8
Away 2-9 2-9
Neutral 0-5 4-3
Last 5 0-5 1-4
Streak L6 L1
Avg Pts For 71.3 74.7
Avg Pts Against 72.5 74.9
Massey 5.4 (#94) 7.8 (#74)
Bradley-Terry 0.28 (#146) 0.51 (#126)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.76 (#117) 1.05 (#98)
RPI 0.492 (#191) 0.503 (#169)
Shooting & Four Factors PROV BTLR
FG% 44.3% 45.8%
3PT% 36.2% 37.1%
REB / G 36.5 35.2
OREB / G 10.9 8.6
AST / TO 1.02 1.27
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 52.5% 53.3%
TOV% 19.0% 16.4%
ORB% 32.3% 26.8%
FT Rate 21.0% 28.6%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 49.3% 49.6%
Opp TOV% 13.9% 11.2%
DRB% 71.0% 71.9%
Opp FT Rate 24.2% 16.3%

Game Analysis

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