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Providence Friars
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FINAL Conference
Creighton Bluejays
Big East Conference · Amica Mutual Pavilion · January 16, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread CREI -2.5 Home covered
O/U 161.5 Over
Money PROV +120 / CREI -142
Model Predictions
Spread Total PROV win
Actual PROV +5 181 Won
Massey PROV -0.4 (+4.6)
Massey Totals 172.4 (+8.6)
Bradley-Terry 40%
Weighted B-T 42%
Efficiency Plus ML PROV -0.6 (+4.4) 160.1 (+20.9) 50%
Baseline Tuned ML PROV -0.4 (+4.6) 155.8 (+25.2) 52%
Baseline ML PROV -0.6 (+4.4) 157.6 (+23.4) 50%
Baseline Plus ML PROV -0.1 (+4.9) 158.2 (+22.8) 47%

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 28, 2026 PROV 7976 CREI
Feb 6, 2025 CREI 8069 PROV
Jan 15, 2025 CREI 8464 PROV
Mar 14, 2024 PROV 7873 CREI
Feb 8, 2024 PROV 9187 CREI

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings PROV CREI
Overall 15-18 16-18
Conference 7-13 9-11
Home 10-6 10-6
Away 3-9 4-8
Neutral 2-3 2-4
Last 5 1-4 3-2
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 85.3 75.2
Avg Pts Against 84.0 75.2
Massey 7.9 (#79) 11.0 (#51)
Bradley-Terry 0.85 (#99) 1.83 (#56)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.52 (#89) 2.48 (#59)
RPI 0.528 (#118) 0.584 (#47)
Shooting & Four Factors PROV CREI
FG% 47.9% 46.5%
3PT% 35.4% 34.8%
REB / G 38.6 36.4
OREB / G 10.6 10.1
AST / TO 1.37 1.47
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 55.3% 55.1%
TOV% 15.4% 16.1%
ORB% 29.9% 29.8%
FT Rate 26.8% 19.7%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 51.1% 49.0%
Opp TOV% 14.6% 14.1%
DRB% 67.9% 69.3%
Opp FT Rate 23.4% 15.1%

Game Analysis

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