Trouble's gonna come to you "Your Time is Gonna Come" - Led Zeppelin
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 BTLR +220 / SJU -270
Model Predictions
Spread Total BTLR 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% ✓
Baseline Plus ML SJU -3.3 (-2.7) 150.0 (-4.0) 32% ✓
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% ✓

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 92 – 70 BTLR
Jan 7, 2026 SJU 84 – 70 BTLR
Mar 13, 2025 SJU 78 – 57 BTLR
Jan 4, 2025 SJU 70 – 62 BTLR
Feb 29, 2024 SJU 82 – 59 BTLR

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings BTLR 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 BTLR 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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