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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 BUT -115 / SJU -111
Model Predictions
Spread Total BUT win
Actual SJU +23 141 Lost
Massey BUT -1.1 (-24.1)
Massey Totals 154.6 (-13.6)
Bradley-Terry 66%
Weighted B-T 63%
Efficiency Plus ML BUT -0.2 (-23.2) 151.5 (-10.5) 56%
Baseline Tuned ML BUT -2.4 (-25.4) 149.1 (-8.1) 60%
Baseline ML BUT -1.9 (-24.9) 149.0 (-8.0) 60%
Baseline Plus ML BUT -2.2 (-25.2) 150.7 (-9.7) 55%

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 9270 BUT
Jan 7, 2026 SJU 8470 BUT
Mar 13, 2025 SJU 7857 BUT
Feb 27, 2025 SJU 7670 BUT
Jan 4, 2025 SJU 7062 BUT

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings BUT 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 BUT 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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