Somehow I stayed thin, while the other guys got fat "Rush" - Big Audio Dynamite
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%
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%
Baseline Plus ML SJU -13.5 (-19.5) 167.0 (-19.0) 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

Mar 12, 2026 SJU 8572 PROV
Feb 14, 2026 SJU 7969 PROV
Feb 1, 2025 SJU 6866 PROV
Dec 21, 2024 SJU 7270 PROV
Feb 14, 2024 PROV 7572 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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