I had 'em all out there steppin' and fetchin' like their heads were on fire and their asses was catchin'. "The Ballad of Uneasy Rider" - Charlie Daniels
Big East Conference · Madison Square Garden · January 12, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread SJU -6.5 Home covered
O/U 145.5 Over
Money SJU -290 / VILL +240
Model Predictions
Spread Total SJU win
Actual SJU +12 148 Won
Massey SJU -7.5 (+4.5) — —
Massey Totals — 153.0 (-5.0) —
Bradley-Terry — — 89% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 97% ✓
Baseline Plus ML SJU -7.4 (+4.6) 147.6 (+0.4) 78% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ SJU -6.8 (+5.2) 144.8 (+3.2) 74% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML SJU -7.0 (+5.0) 148.2 (-0.2) 78% ✓
Baseline ML SJU -6.7 (+5.3) 148.1 (-0.1) 79% ✓

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 1, 2026 SJU 89 – 57 VILL
Jan 18, 2026 SJU 86 – 79 VILL
Feb 12, 2025 VILL 73 – 71 SJU
Jan 25, 2024 SJU 70 – 50 VILL
Jan 6, 2024 SJU 81 – 71 VILL

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings SJU VILL
Overall 31-5 21-15
Conference 18-2 11-9
Home 19-0 14-3
Away 8-2 3-8
Neutral 4-3 4-4
Last 5 4-1 4-1
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 78.5 74.0
Avg Pts Against 65.8 68.2
Massey 15.2 (#27) 11.6 (#48)
Bradley-Terry 2.42 (#39) 0.99 (#92)
W. Bradley-Terry 3.80 (#25) 1.26 (#91)
RPI 0.610 (#34) 0.534 (#112)
Shooting & Four Factors SJU VILL
FG% 46.4% 49.0%
3PT% 30.0% 41.4%
REB / G 41.9 35.2
OREB / G 14.8 10.8
AST / TO 1.44 1.46
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 50.8% 58.2%
TOV% 15.3% 15.2%
ORB% 38.0% 35.5%
FT Rate 19.9% 21.8%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 47.2% 51.0%
Opp TOV% 22.0% 16.4%
DRB% 72.0% 72.1%
Opp FT Rate 19.9% 20.6%

Game Analysis

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