Funky Claude was running in and out / pulling kids out the ground "Smoke On the Water" - Deep Purple
Big East Conference · Madison Square Garden · February 16, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread SJU -6.5 Away covered
O/U 142.5 Over
Money SJU -285 / CREI +230
Model Predictions
Spread Total SJU win
Actual SJU +6 152 Won
Massey SJU -6.4 (-0.4) — —
Massey Totals — 143.4 (+8.6) —
Bradley-Terry — — 73% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 88% ✓
Baseline Plus ML SJU -7.3 (-1.3) 140.8 (+11.2) 81% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ SJU -7.6 (-1.6) 140.5 (+11.5) 82% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML SJU -6.9 (-0.9) 138.4 (+13.6) 77% ✓
Baseline ML SJU -6.3 (-0.3) 138.6 (+13.4) 80% ✓

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 21, 2026 SJU 81 – 52 CREI
Jan 10, 2026 SJU 90 – 73 CREI
Mar 15, 2025 SJU 82 – 66 CREI
Dec 31, 2024 CREI 57 – 56 SJU
Feb 25, 2024 SJU 80 – 66 CREI

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings SJU CREI
Overall 31-5 25-11
Conference 18-2 15-5
Home 19-0 15-2
Away 8-2 6-6
Neutral 4-3 4-3
Last 5 4-1 4-1
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 78.5 75.5
Avg Pts Against 65.8 70.0
Massey 17.3 (#20) 14.1 (#34)
Bradley-Terry 2.78 (#21) 2.36 (#37)
W. Bradley-Terry 4.18 (#12) 2.88 (#44)
RPI 0.627 (#14) 0.600 (#34)
Shooting & Four Factors SJU CREI
FG% 44.9% 47.5%
3PT% 29.2% 34.4%
REB / G 40.8 37.3
OREB / G 14.4 7.9
AST / TO 1.36 1.33
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 49.5% 56.1%
TOV% 15.9% 18.3%
ORB% 37.3% 25.1%
FT Rate 20.7% 22.6%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 46.6% 45.7%
Opp TOV% 22.2% 12.2%
DRB% 71.5% 72.8%
Opp FT Rate 20.1% 12.5%

Game Analysis

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