That man could give a fuck about the grin on your face as you walk by randy as a goat. "Never Say Never" - Romeo Void
Butler Bulldogs
59 – 82
FINAL Conference
St. John's Red Storm
Big East Conference · Hinkle Fieldhouse · February 29, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread SJU -1.5 Away covered
O/U 150.5 Under
Money BTLR -115 / SJU -111
Model Predictions
Spread Total BTLR win
Actual SJU +23 141 Lost
Massey BTLR -1.1 (-24.1) — —
Massey Totals — 154.6 (-13.6) —
Bradley-Terry — — 66% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 63% ✗
Baseline Plus ML BTLR -2.2 (-25.2) 150.7 (-9.7) 55% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ BTLR -0.2 (-23.2) 151.5 (-10.5) 56% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML BTLR -2.4 (-25.4) 149.1 (-8.1) 60% ✗
Baseline ML BTLR -1.9 (-24.9) 149.0 (-8.0) 60% ✗

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

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings BTLR SJU
Overall 18-15 20-13
Conference 9-11 11-9
Home 12-6 11-4
Away 4-7 6-7
Neutral 2-2 3-2
Last 5 1-4 2-3
Streak L2 L1
Avg Pts For 76.5 78.8
Avg Pts Against 73.8 71.9
Massey 9.9 (#52) 12.1 (#39)
Bradley-Terry 1.50 (#63) 1.45 (#67)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.81 (#67) 1.97 (#57)
RPI 0.535 (#116) 0.539 (#109)
Shooting & Four Factors BTLR SJU
FG% 45.3% 44.2%
3PT% 35.3% 32.8%
REB / G 35.3 39.4
OREB / G 9.4 14.8
AST / TO 1.37 1.35
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 51.9% 49.5%
TOV% 15.0% 16.4%
ORB% 27.1% 38.7%
FT Rate 22.3% 19.0%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 50.2% 48.4%
Opp TOV% 15.9% 18.5%
DRB% 71.2% 68.9%
Opp FT Rate 16.9% 25.6%

Game Analysis

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