They headed down to old El Paso; thats's where they ran into a great big hassle. "Take the Money and Run" - The Steve Miller Band
St. John's Red Storm
86 – 70
FINAL Conference
Butler Bulldogs
Big East Conference · Carnesecca Arena · January 3, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread SJU -6.5 Home covered
O/U 152.0 Over
Money SJU -278 / BUT +222
Model Predictions
Spread Total SJU win
Actual SJU +16 156 Won
Massey SJU -5.1 (+10.9) — —
Massey Totals — 156.6 (-0.6) —
Bradley-Terry — — 65% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 64% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ SJU -5.5 (+10.5) 150.8 (+5.2) 75% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML SJU -4.8 (+11.2) 151.5 (+4.5) 71% ✓
Baseline ML SJU -4.8 (+11.2) 152.9 (+3.1) 71% ✓
Baseline Plus ML SJU -4.7 (+11.3) 154.6 (+1.4) 72% ✓

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 29, 2026 SJU 92 – 70 BUT
Jan 7, 2026 SJU 84 – 70 BUT
Mar 13, 2025 SJU 78 – 57 BUT
Feb 27, 2025 SJU 76 – 70 BUT
Jan 4, 2025 SJU 70 – 62 BUT

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings SJU BUT
Overall 20-13 18-15
Conference 11-9 9-11
Home 11-4 12-6
Away 6-7 4-7
Neutral 3-2 2-2
Last 5 3-2 4-1
Streak L1 L2
Avg Pts For 78.8 76.5
Avg Pts Against 71.9 73.8
Massey 10.9 (#45) 10.4 (#50)
Bradley-Terry 1.42 (#71) 1.69 (#54)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.83 (#70) 2.30 (#51)
RPI 0.583 (#49) 0.594 (#39)
Shooting & Four Factors SJU BUT
FG% 44.3% 47.4%
3PT% 34.5% 33.3%
REB / G 41.3 38.2
OREB / G 16.4 10.2
AST / TO 1.37 1.38
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 50.1% 53.4%
TOV% 17.2% 14.3%
ORB% 42.1% 29.3%
FT Rate 19.5% 22.7%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 47.2% 47.3%
Opp TOV% 19.7% 17.2%
DRB% 68.5% 70.8%
Opp FT Rate 25.5% 14.7%

Game Analysis

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