I like bread and butter. I like toast and jam. "Bread and Butter" - The Newbeats
Big East Conference · Madison Square Garden · February 21, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread SJU -12.5 Home covered
O/U 156.5 Under
Money SJU -1000 / CREI +650
Model Predictions
Spread Total SJU win
Actual SJU +29 133 Won
Massey SJU -12.9 (+16.1) — —
Massey Totals — 155.1 (-22.1) —
Bradley-Terry — — 89% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 93% ✓
Baseline Plus ML SJU -13.0 (+16.0) 152.7 (-19.7) 88% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ SJU -12.8 (+16.2) 153.5 (-20.5) 86% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML SJU -11.9 (+17.1) 150.6 (-17.6) 87% ✓
Baseline ML SJU -12.3 (+16.7) 152.4 (-19.4) 87% ✓

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 10, 2026 SJU 90 – 73 CREI
Mar 15, 2025 SJU 82 – 66 CREI
Feb 16, 2025 SJU 79 – 73 CREI
Dec 31, 2024 CREI 57 – 56 SJU
Feb 25, 2024 SJU 80 – 66 CREI

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings SJU CREI
Overall 30-7 16-18
Conference 18-2 9-11
Home 18-2 10-6
Away 9-1 4-8
Neutral 3-4 2-4
Last 5 5-0 2-3
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 80.9 75.2
Avg Pts Against 69.6 75.2
Massey 18.4 (#22) 8.5 (#74)
Bradley-Terry 3.02 (#21) 1.44 (#71)
W. Bradley-Terry 3.83 (#22) 1.88 (#69)
RPI 0.625 (#21) 0.543 (#85)
Shooting & Four Factors SJU CREI
FG% 45.9% 45.8%
3PT% 34.5% 35.1%
REB / G 38.8 35.2
OREB / G 13.5 9.6
AST / TO 1.48 1.38
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 51.8% 54.4%
TOV% 14.9% 16.4%
ORB% 36.8% 28.3%
FT Rate 31.7% 20.9%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 48.0% 51.2%
Opp TOV% 19.6% 13.8%
DRB% 68.7% 69.1%
Opp FT Rate 23.2% 16.9%

Game Analysis

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