Twenty-one years in captivity / His shoes too small to fit his feet "Nelson Mandela" - The Specials
UConn Huskies
87 – 81
FINAL Conference
Providence Friars
Big East Conference · Gampel Pavilion · January 28, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread CONN -15.5 Away covered
O/U 152.5 Over
Money CONN -1800 / PROV +1000
Model Predictions
Spread Total CONN win
Actual CONN +6 168 Won
Massey CONN -16.1 (-10.1) — —
Massey Totals — 167.0 (+1.0) —
Bradley-Terry — — 100% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 100% ✓
Baseline Plus ML CONN -14.5 (-8.5) 158.2 (+9.8) 87% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ CONN -15.4 (-9.4) 158.5 (+9.5) 88% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML CONN -14.3 (-8.3) 159.4 (+8.6) 88% ✓
Baseline ML CONN -15.7 (-9.7) 156.6 (+11.4) 87% ✓

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 8, 2026 CONN 103 – 98 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 CONN PROV
Overall 34-6 15-18
Conference 17-3 7-13
Home 15-2 10-6
Away 9-3 3-9
Neutral 10-1 2-3
Last 5 5-0 1-4
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 76.6 85.3
Avg Pts Against 65.2 84.0
Massey 20.4 (#12) 7.5 (#82)
Bradley-Terry 5.38 (#3) 0.54 (#121)
W. Bradley-Terry 7.18 (#4) 1.24 (#94)
RPI 0.677 (#4) 0.510 (#148)
Shooting & Four Factors CONN PROV
FG% 48.3% 47.7%
3PT% 34.8% 35.2%
REB / G 37.0 38.9
OREB / G 11.5 11.2
AST / TO 1.62 1.35
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 54.9% 55.0%
TOV% 16.5% 15.4%
ORB% 35.0% 31.7%
FT Rate 22.9% 28.4%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 43.5% 51.8%
Opp TOV% 19.4% 14.0%
DRB% 70.3% 67.9%
Opp FT Rate 27.9% 23.7%

Game Analysis

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