Lights going out, and a kick in the balls. "That's Entertainment" - The Jam
Providence Friars
98 – 103 OT
FINAL Conference
UConn Huskies
Big East Conference · Amica Mutual Pavilion · January 8, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread CONN -9.5 Home covered
O/U 152.5 Over
Money PROV +425 / CONN -575
Model Predictions
Spread Total PROV win
Actual CONN +5 201 Lost
Massey CONN -9.8 (+4.8) — —
Massey Totals — 161.7 (+39.3) —
Bradley-Terry — — 4% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 1% ✓
Baseline Plus ML CONN -8.6 (+3.6) 148.3 (+52.7) 16% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ CONN -7.1 (+2.1) 148.4 (+52.6) 19% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML CONN -8.2 (+3.2) 146.7 (+54.3) 19% ✓
Baseline ML CONN -7.2 (+2.2) 148.0 (+53.0) 16% ✓

Predictions use only rating snapshots dated before tip-off. Parenthesised values are the signed error vs. the actual result. Model performance →

Last 5 Meetings

Jan 28, 2026 CONN 87 – 81 PROV
Mar 1, 2025 CONN 75 – 63 PROV
Jan 5, 2025 CONN 87 – 84 PROV
Mar 10, 2024 CONN 74 – 60 PROV
Feb 1, 2024 CONN 74 – 65 PROV

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings PROV CONN
Overall 15-18 34-6
Conference 7-13 17-3
Home 10-6 15-2
Away 3-9 9-3
Neutral 2-3 10-1
Last 5 3-2 5-0
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 85.3 76.6
Avg Pts Against 84.0 65.2
Massey 7.9 (#80) 21.4 (#9)
Bradley-Terry 1.06 (#93) 5.00 (#6)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.77 (#81) 7.04 (#7)
RPI 0.540 (#101) 0.669 (#8)
Shooting & Four Factors PROV CONN
FG% 47.5% 49.3%
3PT% 35.0% 34.4%
REB / G 39.4 37.8
OREB / G 11.1 11.1
AST / TO 1.41 1.68
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 54.8% 55.7%
TOV% 15.1% 16.2%
ORB% 30.8% 34.5%
FT Rate 27.3% 21.2%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 49.4% 41.6%
Opp TOV% 15.4% 18.9%
DRB% 67.0% 73.0%
Opp FT Rate 24.3% 28.9%

Game Analysis

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