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Butler Bulldogs
76 – 73 OT
FINAL Conference
St. John's Red Storm
Big East Conference · Hinkle Fieldhouse · February 10, 2021
Betting Lines
Spread BTLR -1.5 Home covered
O/U 137.5 Over
Money BTLR -110 / SJU +110
Model Predictions
Spread Total BTLR win
Actual BTLR +3 149 Won
Massey SJU -2.6 (+5.6) — —
Massey Totals — 143.5 (+5.5) —
Bradley-Terry — — 31% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 29% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML SJU -2.5 (+5.5) 141.1 (+7.9) 41% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ SJU -1.7 (+4.7) 140.2 (+8.8) 45% ✗
Baseline Plus ML SJU -2.7 (+5.7) 143.4 (+5.6) 43% ✗
Baseline ML SJU -1.5 (+4.5) 142.4 (+6.6) 40% ✗

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 10-15 16-11
Conference 8-12 10-9
Home 8-4 11-3
Away 1-9 4-6
Neutral 1-2 1-2
Last 5 2-3 5-0
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 63.5 79.0
Avg Pts Against 68.7 76.7
Massey 2.9 (#124) 8.0 (#72)
Bradley-Terry 0.53 (#139) 1.79 (#55)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.98 (#113) 2.36 (#53)
RPI 0.490 (#187) 0.557 (#75)
Shooting & Four Factors BTLR SJU
FG% 41.3% 45.6%
3PT% 34.4% 36.3%
REB / G 32.2 35.6
OREB / G 8.8 11.1
AST / TO 1.10 1.31
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 47.9% 51.4%
TOV% 16.9% 17.0%
ORB% 25.3% 29.3%
FT Rate 18.9% 20.5%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 53.2% 53.0%
Opp TOV% 18.8% 22.8%
DRB% 77.6% 69.4%
Opp FT Rate 20.0% 21.3%

Game Analysis

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