But anyone who ever had heart, they wouldn't turn around and break it. "Sweet Jane" - Lou Reed
Big East Conference · Carnesecca Arena · February 2, 2022
Betting Lines
Spread SJU -3.0 Away covered
O/U 146.0 Over
Model Predictions
Spread Total SJU win
Actual PROV +4 168 Lost
Massey SJU -1.5 (-5.5) — —
Massey Totals — 147.8 (+20.2) —
Bradley-Terry — — 10% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 18% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ SJU -2.2 (-6.2) 144.3 (+23.7) 57% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML PROV -0.5 (-3.5) 146.4 (+21.6) 46% ✓
Baseline ML PROV -0.5 (-3.5) 144.9 (+23.1) 44% ✓
Baseline Plus ML PROV -0.5 (-3.5) 145.0 (+23.0) 48% ✓

Predictions use only rating snapshots dated before tip-off. Parenthesised values are the signed error vs. the actual result. Model performance →

Last 5 Meetings

Mar 12, 2026 SJU 85 – 72 PROV
Feb 14, 2026 SJU 79 – 69 PROV
Jan 3, 2026 PROV 77 – 71 SJU
Feb 1, 2025 SJU 68 – 66 PROV
Dec 21, 2024 SJU 72 – 70 PROV

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings SJU PROV
Overall 17-15 27-6
Conference 8-11 14-3
Home 13-6 16-1
Away 4-8 7-2
Neutral 0-1 4-3
Last 5 2-3 5-0
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 79.6 71.5
Avg Pts Against 74.2 66.2
Massey 7.3 (#75) 9.2 (#55)
Bradley-Terry 1.17 (#86) 3.93 (#2)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.92 (#66) 4.06 (#13)
RPI 0.528 (#128) 0.653 (#5)
Shooting & Four Factors SJU PROV
FG% 44.9% 44.1%
3PT% 34.5% 33.5%
REB / G 38.5 37.0
OREB / G 13.1 10.1
AST / TO 1.42 1.15
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 50.6% 50.1%
TOV% 17.4% 17.7%
ORB% 32.9% 30.2%
FT Rate 18.7% 28.4%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 48.6% 46.1%
Opp TOV% 23.5% 16.3%
DRB% 66.1% 72.6%
Opp FT Rate 23.5% 15.9%

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