I'll write on your tombstone, "I thank you for dinner." "Bungle in the Jungle" - Jethro Tull
Big East Conference · Carnesecca Arena · December 29, 2022
Betting Lines
Spread XAV -1.5 Away covered
O/U 163.5 Under
Money SJU +125 / XAV -120
Model Predictions
Spread Total SJU win
Actual XAV +5 163 Lost
Massey XAV -1.6 (-3.4) — —
Massey Totals — 166.5 (-3.5) —
Bradley-Terry — — 61% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 50% ✗
Baseline Plus ML XAV -0.6 (-4.4) 160.1 (+2.9) 44% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ XAV -0.1 (-4.9) 154.4 (+8.6) 43% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML XAV -0.1 (-4.9) 159.1 (+3.9) 49% ✓
Baseline ML SJU -0.3 (-5.3) 161.0 (+2.0) 46% ✓

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
Jan 31, 2024 XAV 88 – 77 SJU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings SJU XAV
Overall 18-15 27-10
Conference 7-13 15-5
Home 11-6 15-2
Away 3-8 7-4
Neutral 4-1 5-4
Last 5 3-2 5-0
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 77.3 80.9
Avg Pts Against 75.2 74.1
Massey 5.6 (#84) 12.0 (#27)
Bradley-Terry 1.53 (#62) 1.95 (#43)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.85 (#70) 2.84 (#35)
RPI 0.546 (#98) 0.585 (#50)
Shooting & Four Factors SJU XAV
FG% 46.1% 51.1%
3PT% 30.6% 40.9%
REB / G 42.6 37.3
OREB / G 13.7 9.7
AST / TO 1.20 1.51
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 50.7% 57.6%
TOV% 18.3% 19.0%
ORB% 35.8% 30.6%
FT Rate 19.0% 24.8%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 47.5% 50.0%
Opp TOV% 20.5% 18.6%
DRB% 75.4% 74.9%
Opp FT Rate 17.3% 21.3%

Game Analysis

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