Twenty-one years in captivity / His shoes too small to fit his feet "Nelson Mandela" - The Specials
Big East Conference · Madison Square Garden · March 1, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread SJU -7.5 Home covered
O/U 147.5 Under
Money SJU -355 / VILL +280
Model Predictions
Spread Total SJU win
Actual SJU +32 146 Won
Massey SJU -6.6 (+25.4) — —
Massey Totals — 147.6 (-1.6) —
Bradley-Terry — — 64% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 67% ✓
Baseline Plus ML SJU -6.4 (+25.6) 145.2 (+0.8) 76% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ SJU -6.8 (+25.2) 145.7 (+0.3) 78% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML SJU -6.7 (+25.3) 145.3 (+0.7) 74% ✓
Baseline ML SJU -6.3 (+25.7) 147.7 (-1.7) 80% ✓

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 18, 2026 SJU 86 – 79 VILL
Feb 12, 2025 VILL 73 – 71 SJU
Jan 12, 2025 SJU 80 – 68 VILL
Jan 25, 2024 SJU 70 – 50 VILL
Jan 6, 2024 SJU 81 – 71 VILL

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings SJU VILL
Overall 30-7 24-9
Conference 18-2 15-5
Home 18-2 14-3
Away 9-1 9-3
Neutral 3-4 1-3
Last 5 4-1 4-1
Streak L1 L2
Avg Pts For 80.9 77.1
Avg Pts Against 69.6 71.2
Massey 18.0 (#21) 14.4 (#38)
Bradley-Terry 2.97 (#20) 2.90 (#24)
W. Bradley-Terry 3.78 (#21) 3.66 (#22)
RPI 0.617 (#21) 0.608 (#27)
Shooting & Four Factors SJU VILL
FG% 45.1% 45.8%
3PT% 33.8% 35.6%
REB / G 38.9 34.9
OREB / G 13.5 12.1
AST / TO 1.48 1.54
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 50.8% 54.0%
TOV% 14.9% 14.9%
ORB% 36.4% 33.8%
FT Rate 31.4% 22.0%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 47.9% 51.1%
Opp TOV% 19.4% 19.1%
DRB% 69.4% 67.7%
Opp FT Rate 22.9% 20.6%

Game Analysis

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