I'll write on your tombstone, "I thank you for dinner." "Bungle in the Jungle" - Jethro Tull
DePaul Blue Demons
68 71
FINAL Conference
Providence Friars
Big East Conference · Wintrust Arena · February 22, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread DEP -2.5 Away covered
O/U 152.5 Under
Money DEP -155 / PROV +130
Model Predictions
Spread Total DEP win
Actual PROV +3 139 Lost
Massey PROV -0.3 (-2.7)
Massey Totals 164.9 (-25.9)
Bradley-Terry 67%
Weighted B-T 61%
Baseline Plus ML DEP -1.4 (-4.4) 157.6 (-18.6) 58%
Model 4 ML DEP -0.8 (-3.8) 153.0 (-14.0) 60%
Model 3 ML DEP -1.6 (-4.6) 153.3 (-14.3) 59%
Baseline ML DEP -1.5 (-4.5) 154.1 (-15.1) 55%

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 7, 2026 PROV 9072 DEP
Mar 5, 2025 DEP 8077 PROV
Dec 11, 2024 PROV 7063 DEP
Feb 18, 2024 PROV 8170 DEP
Jan 18, 2024 PROV 10062 DEP

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings DEP PROV
Overall 16-16 15-18
Conference 8-12 7-13
Home 11-7 10-6
Away 4-7 3-9
Neutral 1-2 2-3
Last 5 2-3 2-3
Streak L3 L1
Avg Pts For 70.2 85.3
Avg Pts Against 69.6 84.0
Massey 5.3 (#100) 8.6 (#71)
Bradley-Terry 0.99 (#91) 0.79 (#98)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.31 (#90) 1.44 (#88)
RPI 0.498 (#188) 0.493 (#201)
Shooting & Four Factors DEP PROV
FG% 44.3% 47.6%
3PT% 33.0% 35.2%
REB / G 33.4 39.3
OREB / G 10.2 11.4
AST / TO 1.26 1.21
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 50.8% 54.8%
TOV% 17.8% 16.3%
ORB% 30.4% 32.7%
FT Rate 25.9% 29.0%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 49.3% 51.6%
Opp TOV% 18.4% 13.1%
DRB% 69.5% 68.9%
Opp FT Rate 26.7% 24.2%

Game Analysis

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