But anyone who ever had heart, they wouldn't turn around and break it. "Sweet Jane" - Lou Reed
St. John's Red Storm
70 62
FINAL Conference
Butler Bulldogs
Big East Conference · Carnesecca Arena · January 4, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread SJU -11.5 Away covered
O/U 147.5 Under
Money SJU -800 / BUT +500
Model Predictions
Spread Total SJU win
Actual SJU +8 132 Won
Massey SJU -11.1 (-3.1)
Massey Totals 148.5 (-16.5)
Bradley-Terry 90%
Weighted B-T 93%
Efficiency Plus ML SJU -10.8 (-2.8) 146.4 (-14.4) 85%
Baseline Tuned ML SJU -11.5 (-3.5) 146.1 (-14.1) 85%
Baseline ML SJU -10.7 (-2.7) 147.4 (-15.4) 81%
Baseline Plus ML SJU -11.0 (-3.0) 146.1 (-14.1) 85%

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
Feb 29, 2024 SJU 8259 BUT

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings SJU BUT
Overall 31-5 15-20
Conference 18-2 6-14
Home 19-0 9-8
Away 8-2 2-9
Neutral 4-3 4-3
Last 5 4-1 0-5
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 78.5 74.7
Avg Pts Against 65.8 74.9
Massey 14.8 (#27) 7.8 (#73)
Bradley-Terry 2.19 (#50) 0.70 (#116)
W. Bradley-Terry 3.51 (#29) 1.73 (#77)
RPI 0.615 (#30) 0.536 (#103)
Shooting & Four Factors SJU BUT
FG% 47.5% 44.7%
3PT% 32.9% 38.4%
REB / G 41.0 35.4
OREB / G 14.6 8.6
AST / TO 1.42 1.20
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 52.5% 52.9%
TOV% 15.9% 17.8%
ORB% 38.4% 28.1%
FT Rate 20.0% 36.3%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 47.9% 45.5%
Opp TOV% 22.1% 11.4%
DRB% 71.2% 69.5%
Opp FT Rate 18.8% 18.9%

Game Analysis

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