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Big East Conference · Madison Square Garden · February 4, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread SJU -2.5 Home covered
O/U 147.5 Under
Money SJU -140 / MARQ +120
Model Predictions
Spread Total SJU win
Actual SJU +6 134 Won
Massey SJU -3.3 (+2.7) — —
Massey Totals — 147.4 (-13.4) —
Bradley-Terry — — 59% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 69% ✓
Baseline Plus ML SJU -3.8 (+2.2) 140.4 (-6.4) 68% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ SJU -4.8 (+1.2) 141.4 (-7.4) 76% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML SJU -4.1 (+1.9) 139.9 (-5.9) 70% ✓
Baseline ML SJU -4.2 (+1.8) 140.6 (-6.6) 71% ✓

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 19, 2026 SJU 76 – 70 MARQ
Jan 13, 2026 SJU 92 – 68 MARQ
Mar 14, 2025 SJU 79 – 63 MARQ
Mar 8, 2025 SJU 86 – 84 MARQ
Feb 10, 2024 MARQ 86 – 75 SJU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings SJU MARQ
Overall 31-5 23-11
Conference 18-2 13-7
Home 19-0 14-3
Away 8-2 7-6
Neutral 4-3 2-2
Last 5 5-0 3-2
Streak L1 L2
Avg Pts For 78.5 76.6
Avg Pts Against 65.8 68.7
Massey 17.1 (#20) 17.0 (#22)
Bradley-Terry 2.77 (#23) 2.98 (#17)
W. Bradley-Terry 4.12 (#11) 3.97 (#15)
RPI 0.622 (#22) 0.627 (#17)
Shooting & Four Factors SJU MARQ
FG% 45.3% 44.9%
3PT% 30.0% 32.8%
REB / G 41.1 33.5
OREB / G 14.2 11.2
AST / TO 1.37 1.59
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 49.9% 52.4%
TOV% 15.8% 12.9%
ORB% 37.0% 30.7%
FT Rate 21.0% 20.2%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 45.8% 50.7%
Opp TOV% 22.3% 23.8%
DRB% 71.4% 69.5%
Opp FT Rate 19.7% 21.8%

Game Analysis

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