Hmm, you're so pretty, not to talk to you would be a crime. "Baby, Baby" - The Vibrators
Butler Bulldogs
70 – 84
FINAL Conference
St. John's Red Storm
Big East Conference · Hinkle Fieldhouse · January 7, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread SJU -4.5 Away covered
O/U 162.5 Under
Money BTLR +164 / SJU -198
Model Predictions
Spread Total BTLR win
Actual SJU +14 154 Lost
Massey SJU -0.5 (-13.5) — —
Massey Totals — 163.1 (-9.1) —
Bradley-Terry — — 70% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 67% ✗
Baseline Plus ML BTLR -1.5 (-15.5) 156.7 (-2.7) 61% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ BTLR -1.4 (-15.4) 158.8 (-4.8) 54% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML BTLR -2.8 (-16.8) 152.4 (+1.6) 61% ✗
Baseline ML BTLR -2.1 (-16.1) 152.9 (+1.1) 64% ✗

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
Mar 13, 2025 SJU 78 – 57 BTLR
Feb 27, 2025 SJU 76 – 70 BTLR
Jan 4, 2025 SJU 70 – 62 BTLR
Feb 29, 2024 SJU 82 – 59 BTLR

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings BTLR SJU
Overall 16-16 30-7
Conference 7-13 18-2
Home 10-7 18-2
Away 3-8 9-1
Neutral 3-1 3-4
Last 5 2-3 3-2
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 79.4 80.9
Avg Pts Against 77.5 69.6
Massey 12.1 (#43) 16.3 (#26)
Bradley-Terry 1.77 (#62) 1.58 (#72)
W. Bradley-Terry 2.44 (#64) 2.47 (#61)
RPI 0.564 (#76) 0.590 (#48)
Shooting & Four Factors BTLR SJU
FG% 46.4% 45.7%
3PT% 34.4% 35.2%
REB / G 41.9 39.5
OREB / G 14.5 14.4
AST / TO 1.44 1.26
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 52.7% 52.3%
TOV% 16.1% 17.3%
ORB% 38.9% 39.2%
FT Rate 28.6% 34.0%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 49.0% 46.5%
Opp TOV% 16.3% 20.5%
DRB% 71.2% 65.1%
Opp FT Rate 16.5% 22.0%

Game Analysis

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