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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 / BUT +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%
Efficiency Plus ML BUT -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%
Baseline Plus ML PROV -0.5 (+9.5) 167.6 (+16.4) 58%

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 9181 BUT
Dec 13, 2025 BUT 113110 PROV
Mar 12, 2025 BUT 7569 PROV
Feb 8, 2025 BUT 8281 PROV
Jan 9, 2025 PROV 8465 BUT

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings PROV BUT
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 BUT
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%

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