You just want to be on the side that's winning. "Positively 4th Street" - Bob Dylan
Marquette Golden Eagles
72 – 70 OT
FINAL Neutral Conference Big East
St. John's Red Storm
Big East Conference · Madison Square Garden (Neutral) · March 9, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread MARQ -8.0 Away covered
O/U 162.5 Under
Money MARQ -400 / SJU +310
Model Predictions
Spread Total MARQ win
Actual MARQ +2 142 Won
Massey MARQ -8.1 (-6.1) — —
Massey Totals — 162.4 (-20.4) —
Bradley-Terry — — 84% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 88% ✓
Baseline Plus ML MARQ -7.5 (-5.5) 158.5 (-16.5) 79% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ MARQ -7.1 (-5.1) 156.4 (-14.4) 77% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML MARQ -8.1 (-6.1) 157.6 (-15.6) 79% ✓
Baseline ML MARQ -7.3 (-5.3) 157.0 (-15.0) 81% ✓

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 19, 2026 SJU 76 – 70 MARQ
Jan 13, 2026 SJU 92 – 68 MARQ
Mar 14, 2025 SJU 79 – 63 MARQ
Mar 8, 2025 SJU 86 – 84 MARQ
Feb 4, 2025 SJU 70 – 64 MARQ

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings MARQ SJU
Overall 29-7 18-15
Conference 17-3 7-13
Home 16-1 11-6
Away 8-4 3-8
Neutral 5-2 4-1
Last 5 5-0 2-3
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 79.3 77.3
Avg Pts Against 70.3 75.2
Massey 14.2 (#14) 6.1 (#90)
Bradley-Terry 2.75 (#9) 1.07 (#85)
W. Bradley-Terry 3.53 (#7) 1.51 (#79)
RPI 0.597 (#22) 0.508 (#163)
Shooting & Four Factors MARQ SJU
FG% 49.5% 45.4%
3PT% 35.4% 33.1%
REB / G 31.5 39.8
OREB / G 8.9 12.9
AST / TO 1.67 1.12
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 56.8% 49.8%
TOV% 15.2% 18.4%
ORB% 26.7% 33.8%
FT Rate 19.6% 19.1%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 52.1% 50.4%
Opp TOV% 22.9% 19.6%
DRB% 68.7% 72.4%
Opp FT Rate 20.6% 21.6%

Game Analysis

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