I love it when you call me Big Poppa "Big Poppa" - Notorious B.I.G.
Butler Bulldogs
70 76
FINAL Conference
St. John's Red Storm
Big East Conference · Hinkle Fieldhouse · February 27, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread SJU -5.5 Away covered
O/U 152.5 Under
Money BUT +220 / SJU -270
Model Predictions
Spread Total BUT win
Actual SJU +6 146 Lost
Massey SJU -6.3 (+0.3)
Massey Totals 148.2 (-2.2)
Bradley-Terry 16%
Weighted B-T 9%
Efficiency Plus ML SJU -4.3 (-1.7) 150.7 (-4.7) 27%
Baseline Tuned ML SJU -4.2 (-1.8) 148.9 (-2.9) 30%
Baseline ML SJU -3.3 (-2.7) 148.9 (-2.9) 32%
Baseline Plus ML SJU -3.3 (-2.7) 150.0 (-4.0) 32%

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 9270 BUT
Jan 7, 2026 SJU 8470 BUT
Mar 13, 2025 SJU 7857 BUT
Jan 4, 2025 SJU 7062 BUT
Feb 29, 2024 SJU 8259 BUT

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings BUT SJU
Overall 15-20 31-5
Conference 6-14 18-2
Home 9-8 19-0
Away 2-9 8-2
Neutral 4-3 4-3
Last 5 4-1 4-1
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 74.7 78.5
Avg Pts Against 74.9 65.8
Massey 8.4 (#70) 18.0 (#17)
Bradley-Terry 0.69 (#113) 2.91 (#16)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.29 (#88) 4.29 (#7)
RPI 0.523 (#135) 0.624 (#15)
Shooting & Four Factors BUT SJU
FG% 46.4% 44.8%
3PT% 37.4% 30.2%
REB / G 35.8 41.0
OREB / G 8.6 14.7
AST / TO 1.24 1.43
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 53.9% 49.5%
TOV% 17.1% 15.6%
ORB% 27.0% 37.8%
FT Rate 30.1% 21.0%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 48.2% 46.4%
Opp TOV% 11.1% 22.3%
DRB% 72.1% 71.0%
Opp FT Rate 16.3% 20.7%

Game Analysis

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