I like bread and butter. I like toast and jam. "Bread and Butter" - The Newbeats
Big East Conference · Madison Square Garden · January 3, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread SJU -14.5 Away covered
O/U 166.5 Under
Money SJU -1350 / PROV +800
Model Predictions
Spread Total SJU win
Actual PROV +6 148 Lost
Massey SJU -15.7 (-21.7) — —
Massey Totals — 178.6 (-30.6) —
Bradley-Terry — — 91% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 95% ✗
Baseline Plus ML SJU -13.5 (-19.5) 167.0 (-19.0) 87% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ SJU -15.4 (-21.4) 167.5 (-19.5) 88% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML SJU -14.6 (-20.6) 167.2 (-19.2) 88% ✗
Baseline ML SJU -13.6 (-19.6) 166.5 (-18.5) 88% ✗

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 12, 2026 SJU 85 – 72 PROV
Feb 14, 2026 SJU 79 – 69 PROV
Feb 1, 2025 SJU 68 – 66 PROV
Dec 21, 2024 SJU 72 – 70 PROV
Feb 14, 2024 PROV 75 – 72 SJU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings SJU PROV
Overall 30-7 15-18
Conference 18-2 7-13
Home 18-2 10-6
Away 9-1 3-9
Neutral 3-4 2-3
Last 5 4-1 3-2
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 80.9 85.3
Avg Pts Against 69.6 84.0
Massey 18.1 (#17) 6.3 (#98)
Bradley-Terry 2.21 (#47) 0.57 (#126)
W. Bradley-Terry 3.35 (#36) 1.09 (#108)
RPI 0.621 (#24) 0.526 (#117)
Shooting & Four Factors SJU PROV
FG% 47.2% 48.2%
3PT% 36.5% 35.1%
REB / G 38.6 39.0
OREB / G 13.5 10.8
AST / TO 1.30 1.46
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 54.0% 55.6%
TOV% 17.4% 15.0%
ORB% 38.3% 30.3%
FT Rate 34.0% 26.9%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 46.7% 50.7%
Opp TOV% 20.8% 15.3%
DRB% 65.2% 68.3%
Opp FT Rate 21.1% 23.5%

Game Analysis

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