Really don't mind if you sit this one out. "Thick as a Brick" - Jethro Tull
Providence Friars
93 – 88
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% ✗
Baseline Plus ML PROV -0.1 (+4.9) 158.2 (+22.8) 47% ✗
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% ✗

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 79 – 76 CREI
Feb 6, 2025 CREI 80 – 69 PROV
Jan 15, 2025 CREI 84 – 64 PROV
Mar 14, 2024 PROV 78 – 73 CREI
Feb 8, 2024 PROV 91 – 87 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%

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