Then she opened up a book of poems and handed it to me, written by an Italian poet from the thirteenth century. "Tangled Up in Blue" - Bob Dylan
Big East Conference · Cintas Center · January 7, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread SJU -1.5 Away covered
O/U 152.5 Over
Money XAV -110 / SJU -110
Model Predictions
Spread Total XAV win
Actual SJU +10 154 Lost
Massey XAV -0.4 (-10.4) — —
Massey Totals — 155.6 (-1.6) —
Bradley-Terry — — 43% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 32% ✓
Baseline Plus ML XAV -0.7 (-10.7) 150.6 (+3.4) 55% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ XAV -0.5 (-10.5) 148.7 (+5.3) 45% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML XAV -0.5 (-10.5) 148.3 (+5.7) 52% ✗
Baseline ML XAV -0.5 (-10.5) 148.9 (+5.1) 51% ✗

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 31, 2024 XAV 88 – 77 SJU
Dec 21, 2023 SJU 81 – 66 XAV

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings XAV SJU
Overall 22-12 31-5
Conference 13-7 18-2
Home 15-2 19-0
Away 5-7 8-2
Neutral 2-3 4-3
Last 5 1-4 4-1
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 78.1 78.5
Avg Pts Against 71.6 65.8
Massey 10.6 (#52) 14.4 (#30)
Bradley-Terry 1.09 (#85) 2.16 (#45)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.80 (#73) 3.42 (#33)
RPI 0.525 (#128) 0.605 (#37)
Shooting & Four Factors XAV SJU
FG% 46.7% 46.7%
3PT% 39.8% 30.9%
REB / G 35.5 41.3
OREB / G 9.0 14.5
AST / TO 1.47 1.41
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 54.4% 51.5%
TOV% 16.4% 15.6%
ORB% 28.2% 37.4%
FT Rate 30.5% 20.3%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 48.3% 47.7%
Opp TOV% 17.2% 22.4%
DRB% 74.2% 71.5%
Opp FT Rate 22.9% 18.6%

Game Analysis

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