He just grinned and shook my hand, "No" was all he said. "The Weight" - The Band
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%
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%
Baseline Plus ML SJU -3.8 (+2.2) 140.4 (-6.4) 68%

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 7670 MARQ
Jan 13, 2026 SJU 9268 MARQ
Mar 14, 2025 SJU 7963 MARQ
Mar 8, 2025 SJU 8684 MARQ
Feb 10, 2024 MARQ 8675 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%

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