Twenty-one years in captivity / His shoes too small to fit his feet "Nelson Mandela" - The Specials
St. John's Red Storm
69 – 57
FINAL Conference
Butler Bulldogs
Big East Conference · Carnesecca Arena · January 13, 2021
Betting Lines
Spread SJU -1.5 Home covered
O/U 142.5 Under
Money SJU -110 / BTLR +120
Model Predictions
Spread Total SJU win
Actual SJU +12 126 Won
Massey SJU -6.1 (+5.9) — —
Massey Totals — 150.8 (-24.8) —
Bradley-Terry — — 73% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 70% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML SJU -4.7 (+7.3) 146.7 (-20.7) 69% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ SJU -3.9 (+8.1) 140.4 (-14.4) 65% ✓
Baseline Plus ML SJU -4.5 (+7.5) 143.2 (-17.2) 69% ✓
Baseline ML SJU -5.1 (+6.9) 146.3 (-20.3) 72% ✓

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 SJU BTLR
Overall 16-11 10-15
Conference 10-9 8-12
Home 11-3 8-4
Away 4-6 1-9
Neutral 1-2 1-2
Last 5 1-4 2-3
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 79.0 63.5
Avg Pts Against 76.7 68.7
Massey 3.9 (#110) 0.5 (#156)
Bradley-Terry 0.80 (#113) 0.29 (#148)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.23 (#106) 0.91 (#122)
RPI 0.515 (#146) 0.480 (#196)
Shooting & Four Factors SJU BTLR
FG% 45.4% 42.3%
3PT% 33.5% 36.0%
REB / G 36.8 31.3
OREB / G 11.5 8.4
AST / TO 1.29 1.06
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 50.3% 48.9%
TOV% 17.6% 17.1%
ORB% 29.4% 24.8%
FT Rate 20.7% 19.9%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 55.9% 54.2%
Opp TOV% 22.9% 18.2%
DRB% 71.6% 77.2%
Opp FT Rate 21.8% 19.8%

Game Analysis

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