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Providence Friars
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FINAL Neutral Conference Big East
Butler Bulldogs
Big East Conference · Madison Square Garden (Neutral) · March 12, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread BUT -1.5 Away covered
O/U 150.5 Under
Money PROV +110 / BUT -130
Model Predictions
Spread Total PROV win
Actual BUT +6 144 Lost
Massey BUT -2.4 (-3.6)
Massey Totals 147.4 (-3.4)
Bradley-Terry 44%
Weighted B-T 43%
Efficiency Plus ML BUT -0.3 (-5.7) 146.4 (-2.4) 48%
Baseline Tuned ML BUT -2.0 (-4.0) 145.3 (-1.3) 41%
Baseline ML BUT -2.3 (-3.7) 146.8 (-2.8) 34%
Baseline Plus ML BUT -2.3 (-3.7) 145.9 (-1.9) 35%

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
Feb 8, 2025 BUT 8281 PROV
Jan 9, 2025 PROV 8465 BUT

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings PROV BUT
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 BUT
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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