So let the words of our mouth and the meditation of our heart be acceptable in thy sight, O Fari! "By the RIvers of Babylon"-The Melodians
St. John's Red Storm
87 – 82 OT
FINAL Conference
Xavier Musketeers
Big East Conference · Madison Square Garden · February 9, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread SJU -16.5 Away covered
O/U 159.5 Over
Money SJU -1800 / XAV +1000
Model Predictions
Spread Total SJU win
Actual SJU +5 169 Won
Massey SJU -17.1 (-12.1) — —
Massey Totals — 160.7 (+8.3) —
Bradley-Terry — — 92% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 94% ✓
Baseline Plus ML SJU -15.3 (-10.3) 157.2 (+11.8) 89% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ SJU -15.3 (-10.3) 153.6 (+15.4) 88% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML SJU -15.2 (-10.2) 154.8 (+14.2) 89% ✓
Baseline ML SJU -14.2 (-9.2) 153.4 (+15.6) 89% ✓

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 24, 2026 SJU 88 – 83 XAV
Jan 23, 2025 SJU 79 – 71 XAV
Jan 7, 2025 SJU 82 – 72 XAV
Jan 31, 2024 XAV 88 – 77 SJU
Dec 21, 2023 SJU 81 – 66 XAV

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings SJU XAV
Overall 30-7 15-18
Conference 18-2 6-14
Home 18-2 12-6
Away 9-1 1-10
Neutral 3-4 2-2
Last 5 5-0 1-4
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 80.9 78.4
Avg Pts Against 69.6 80.6
Massey 19.0 (#17) 5.0 (#105)
Bradley-Terry 2.99 (#24) 1.12 (#82)
W. Bradley-Terry 3.88 (#24) 1.65 (#76)
RPI 0.628 (#21) 0.532 (#105)
Shooting & Four Factors SJU XAV
FG% 46.5% 43.6%
3PT% 35.2% 36.2%
REB / G 38.2 34.4
OREB / G 13.7 10.0
AST / TO 1.45 1.75
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 52.6% 51.1%
TOV% 15.4% 14.3%
ORB% 37.8% 26.2%
FT Rate 31.4% 19.8%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 48.5% 53.2%
Opp TOV% 20.3% 16.9%
DRB% 68.1% 71.0%
Opp FT Rate 23.7% 22.4%

Game Analysis

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