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Providence Friars
97 – 87 2OT
FINAL Conference
Butler Bulldogs
Big East Conference · Amica Mutual Pavilion · February 5, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread PROV -2.5 Home covered
O/U 168.5 Over
Money PROV -155 / BTLR +130
Model Predictions
Spread Total PROV win
Actual PROV +10 184 Won
Massey PROV -1.1 (+8.9) — —
Massey Totals — 182.4 (+1.6) —
Bradley-Terry — — 43% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 50% ✗
Baseline Plus ML PROV -0.5 (+9.5) 167.6 (+16.4) 58% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ BTLR -0.1 (+10.1) 165.4 (+18.6) 56% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML PROV -1.1 (+8.9) 163.2 (+20.8) 56% ✓
Baseline ML PROV -0.9 (+9.1) 164.4 (+19.6) 59% ✓

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

Last 5 Meetings

Mar 11, 2026 PROV 91 – 81 BTLR
Dec 13, 2025 BTLR 113 – 110 PROV
Mar 12, 2025 BTLR 75 – 69 PROV
Feb 8, 2025 BTLR 82 – 81 PROV
Jan 9, 2025 PROV 84 – 65 BTLR

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings PROV BTLR
Overall 15-18 16-16
Conference 7-13 7-13
Home 10-6 10-7
Away 3-9 3-8
Neutral 2-3 3-1
Last 5 1-4 3-2
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 85.3 79.4
Avg Pts Against 84.0 77.5
Massey 8.0 (#78) 9.9 (#59)
Bradley-Terry 0.56 (#112) 1.37 (#73)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.22 (#90) 1.82 (#72)
RPI 0.500 (#178) 0.533 (#108)
Shooting & Four Factors PROV BTLR
FG% 47.8% 46.2%
3PT% 35.2% 34.3%
REB / G 38.7 38.6
OREB / G 11.1 13.0
AST / TO 1.29 1.38
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 54.9% 52.5%
TOV% 15.7% 16.1%
ORB% 31.7% 36.3%
FT Rate 28.5% 30.9%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 52.2% 50.5%
Opp TOV% 13.7% 15.6%
DRB% 68.4% 69.2%
Opp FT Rate 23.8% 17.5%

Game Analysis

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