We are not monsters, we're moral people / And yet we have the strength to do this. "Nemesis" - Shriekback
Big East Conference · Cintas Center · January 31, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread XAV -1.5 Home covered
O/U 158.5 Over
Money XAV -133 / SJU +105
Model Predictions
Spread Total XAV win
Actual XAV +11 165 Won
Massey XAV -0.8 (+10.2) — —
Massey Totals — 150.4 (+14.6) —
Bradley-Terry — — 52% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 63% ✓
Baseline Plus ML XAV -2.1 (+8.9) 149.2 (+15.8) 61% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ XAV -2.5 (+8.5) 150.3 (+14.7) 69% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML XAV -1.6 (+9.4) 147.1 (+17.9) 59% ✓
Baseline ML XAV -1.4 (+9.6) 148.5 (+16.5) 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

Feb 9, 2026 SJU 87 – 82 XAV
Jan 24, 2026 SJU 88 – 83 XAV
Jan 23, 2025 SJU 79 – 71 XAV
Jan 7, 2025 SJU 82 – 72 XAV
Dec 21, 2023 SJU 81 – 66 XAV

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings XAV SJU
Overall 16-18 20-13
Conference 9-11 11-9
Home 11-7 11-4
Away 3-9 6-7
Neutral 2-2 3-2
Last 5 3-2 2-3
Streak L2 L1
Avg Pts For 75.9 78.8
Avg Pts Against 74.6 71.9
Massey 10.1 (#50) 12.9 (#31)
Bradley-Terry 1.16 (#89) 1.73 (#56)
W. Bradley-Terry 2.11 (#57) 2.30 (#48)
RPI 0.562 (#84) 0.585 (#48)
Shooting & Four Factors XAV SJU
FG% 43.7% 44.5%
3PT% 35.0% 33.3%
REB / G 39.7 40.2
OREB / G 12.4 15.2
AST / TO 1.39 1.32
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 49.3% 49.8%
TOV% 16.5% 16.8%
ORB% 33.1% 40.1%
FT Rate 23.1% 19.4%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 47.7% 47.2%
Opp TOV% 15.9% 18.5%
DRB% 70.1% 68.6%
Opp FT Rate 20.5% 23.9%

Game Analysis

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