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Butler Bulldogs
72 – 75
FINAL Conference
St. John's Red Storm
Big East Conference · Hinkle Fieldhouse · February 5, 2022
Betting Lines
Spread SJU -1.0 Away covered
O/U 140.5 Over
Model Predictions
Spread Total BTLR win
Actual SJU +3 147 Lost
Massey SJU -3.0 (-0.0) — —
Massey Totals — 141.1 (+5.9) —
Bradley-Terry — — 63% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 58% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ SJU -2.5 (-0.5) 142.1 (+4.9) 43% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML SJU -1.6 (-1.4) 140.2 (+6.8) 47% ✓
Baseline ML SJU -2.1 (-0.9) 142.2 (+4.8) 41% ✓
Baseline Plus ML SJU -2.4 (-0.6) 142.8 (+4.2) 42% ✓

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 14-19 17-15
Conference 6-14 8-11
Home 9-7 13-6
Away 3-8 4-8
Neutral 1-4 0-1
Last 5 2-3 2-3
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 63.1 79.6
Avg Pts Against 67.8 74.2
Massey 1.4 (#137) 7.5 (#74)
Bradley-Terry 1.26 (#86) 1.25 (#87)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.69 (#79) 1.96 (#65)
RPI 0.528 (#124) 0.527 (#125)
Shooting & Four Factors BTLR SJU
FG% 40.3% 45.4%
3PT% 30.0% 34.5%
REB / G 32.4 38.7
OREB / G 9.4 13.0
AST / TO 0.84 1.45
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 46.8% 51.1%
TOV% 19.4% 17.3%
ORB% 27.4% 33.0%
FT Rate 19.5% 17.9%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 49.5% 48.5%
Opp TOV% 18.6% 22.6%
DRB% 73.1% 66.4%
Opp FT Rate 21.2% 24.4%

Game Analysis

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