He is handing the money / He is serving the food / He knows about your party / He is calling you dude. "Comfort Eagle" - Cake
Butler Bulldogs
68 – 66
FINAL Conference
St. John's Red Storm
Big East Conference · Hinkle Fieldhouse · February 8, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread BTLR -1.5 Home covered
O/U 145.5 Under
Money BTLR -133 / SJU +105
Model Predictions
Spread Total BTLR win
Actual BTLR +2 134 Won
Massey BTLR -3.1 (-1.1) — —
Massey Totals — 145.5 (-11.5) —
Bradley-Terry — — 59% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 60% ✓
Baseline Plus ML BTLR -2.8 (-0.8) 146.9 (-12.9) 67% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ BTLR -0.1 (+1.9) 143.8 (-9.8) 59% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML BTLR -2.1 (-0.1) 143.8 (-9.8) 65% ✓
Baseline ML BTLR -2.4 (-0.4) 143.5 (-9.5) 65% ✓

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 14-18 18-15
Conference 6-14 7-13
Home 10-6 11-6
Away 3-9 3-8
Neutral 1-3 4-1
Last 5 0-5 1-4
Streak L3 L1
Avg Pts For 65.2 77.3
Avg Pts Against 67.9 75.2
Massey 4.6 (#100) 5.1 (#94)
Bradley-Terry 0.76 (#107) 1.04 (#80)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.07 (#97) 1.41 (#77)
RPI 0.507 (#166) 0.516 (#149)
Shooting & Four Factors BTLR SJU
FG% 44.2% 45.3%
3PT% 35.0% 33.4%
REB / G 30.4 39.5
OREB / G 6.6 13.0
AST / TO 1.03 1.12
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 50.3% 49.9%
TOV% 17.8% 18.2%
ORB% 20.6% 33.6%
FT Rate 19.8% 18.2%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 49.9% 51.1%
Opp TOV% 18.8% 20.2%
DRB% 70.5% 73.2%
Opp FT Rate 15.2% 21.3%

Game Analysis

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