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Big East Conference · Capital One Arena · January 1, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread SJU -8.5 Away covered
O/U 152.5 Over
Money GTWN +300 / SJU -380
Model Predictions
Spread Total GTWN win
Actual SJU +12 178 Lost
Massey SJU -11.9 (-0.1) — —
Massey Totals — 156.7 (+21.3) —
Bradley-Terry — — 44% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 31% ✓
Baseline Plus ML SJU -8.8 (-3.2) 152.7 (+25.3) 21% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ SJU -8.3 (-3.7) 152.5 (+25.5) 18% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML SJU -8.4 (-3.6) 148.1 (+29.9) 24% ✓
Baseline ML SJU -8.5 (-3.5) 148.4 (+29.6) 22% ✓

Predictions use only rating snapshots dated before tip-off. Parenthesised values are the signed error vs. the actual result. Model performance →

Last 5 Meetings

Mar 4, 2026 SJU 72 – 69 GTWN
Jan 28, 2025 SJU 66 – 41 GTWN
Jan 15, 2025 SJU 63 – 58 GTWN
Mar 9, 2024 SJU 86 – 78 GTWN
Feb 22, 2024 SJU 90 – 85 GTWN

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings GTWN SJU
Overall 16-18 30-7
Conference 6-14 18-2
Home 10-7 18-2
Away 4-8 9-1
Neutral 2-3 3-4
Last 5 3-2 4-1
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 73.6 80.9
Avg Pts Against 72.9 69.6
Massey 2.3 (#134) 18.1 (#17)
Bradley-Terry 1.14 (#98) 2.00 (#51)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.67 (#87) 3.14 (#42)
RPI 0.529 (#111) 0.605 (#35)
Shooting & Four Factors GTWN SJU
FG% 44.6% 47.0%
3PT% 30.3% 34.6%
REB / G 37.2 38.8
OREB / G 11.3 13.5
AST / TO 1.85 1.26
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 49.9% 53.3%
TOV% 12.5% 17.5%
ORB% 30.9% 38.0%
FT Rate 32.2% 34.0%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 49.1% 46.2%
Opp TOV% 17.3% 21.1%
DRB% 71.2% 65.5%
Opp FT Rate 27.4% 20.5%

Game Analysis

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