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Big East Conference · Carnesecca Arena · February 17, 2021
Betting Lines
Spread SJU -2.5 Home covered
O/U 153.5 Over
Money SJU -120 / XAV +130
Model Predictions
Spread Total SJU win
Actual SJU +9 177 Won
Massey XAV -0.7 (+9.7) — —
Massey Totals — 158.3 (+18.7) —
Bradley-Terry — — 42% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 47% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML SJU -1.7 (+7.3) 152.8 (+24.2) 56% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ SJU -0.5 (+8.5) 152.7 (+24.3) 55% ✓
Baseline Plus ML SJU -1.7 (+7.3) 154.9 (+22.1) 63% ✓
Baseline ML SJU -1.8 (+7.2) 152.9 (+24.1) 62% ✓

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

Last 5 Meetings

Feb 9, 2026 SJU 87 – 82 XAV
Jan 24, 2026 SJU 88 – 83 XAV
Jan 23, 2025 SJU 79 – 71 XAV
Jan 7, 2025 SJU 82 – 72 XAV
Jan 31, 2024 XAV 88 – 77 SJU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings SJU XAV
Overall 16-11 13-8
Conference 10-9 6-7
Home 11-3 11-2
Away 4-6 2-5
Neutral 1-2 0-1
Last 5 4-1 3-2
Streak L1 L3
Avg Pts For 79.0 74.8
Avg Pts Against 76.7 70.2
Massey 7.6 (#75) 10.9 (#47)
Bradley-Terry 1.58 (#61) 2.36 (#29)
W. Bradley-Terry 2.19 (#58) 2.80 (#35)
RPI 0.546 (#89) 0.589 (#38)
Shooting & Four Factors SJU XAV
FG% 45.5% 47.3%
3PT% 35.7% 36.4%
REB / G 35.5 38.8
OREB / G 11.0 9.5
AST / TO 1.32 1.55
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 51.2% 54.2%
TOV% 16.9% 16.8%
ORB% 29.1% 27.3%
FT Rate 20.3% 19.0%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 52.9% 45.9%
Opp TOV% 22.7% 16.6%
DRB% 69.1% 72.6%
Opp FT Rate 21.2% 16.3%

Game Analysis

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