I'm so tired of being lonely, I still have some love to give. "Handle With Care" - The Travelling WIlburys
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 BUT +164 / SJU -198
Model Predictions
Spread Total BUT 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%
Efficiency Plus ML BUT -1.4 (-15.4) 158.8 (-4.8) 54%
Baseline Tuned ML BUT -2.8 (-16.8) 152.4 (+1.6) 61%
Baseline ML BUT -2.1 (-16.1) 152.9 (+1.1) 64%
Baseline Plus ML BUT -1.5 (-15.5) 156.7 (-2.7) 61%

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 9270 BUT
Mar 13, 2025 SJU 7857 BUT
Feb 27, 2025 SJU 7670 BUT
Jan 4, 2025 SJU 7062 BUT
Feb 29, 2024 SJU 8259 BUT

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings BUT 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 BUT 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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