But spirit is something that no one destroys. "The Low Spark of High Heeled Boys" - Traffic
Big East Conference · Madison Square Garden · January 13, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread SJU -15.5 Home covered
O/U 155.5 Over
Money SJU -1600 / MARQ +900
Model Predictions
Spread Total SJU win
Actual SJU +24 160 Won
Massey SJU -19.5 (+4.5)
Massey Totals 157.1 (+2.9)
Bradley-Terry 95%
Weighted B-T 99%
Efficiency Plus ML SJU -15.1 (+8.9) 155.3 (+4.7) 89%
Baseline Tuned ML SJU -16.9 (+7.1) 152.4 (+7.6) 90%
Baseline ML SJU -17.7 (+6.3) 152.7 (+7.3) 90%
Baseline Plus ML SJU -17.5 (+6.5) 154.2 (+5.8) 90%

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

Last 5 Meetings

Feb 19, 2026 SJU 7670 MARQ
Mar 14, 2025 SJU 7963 MARQ
Mar 8, 2025 SJU 8684 MARQ
Feb 4, 2025 SJU 7064 MARQ
Feb 10, 2024 MARQ 8675 SJU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings SJU MARQ
Overall 30-7 12-20
Conference 18-2 7-13
Home 18-2 10-7
Away 9-1 2-10
Neutral 3-4 0-3
Last 5 4-1 1-4
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 80.9 75.2
Avg Pts Against 69.6 75.8
Massey 18.3 (#17) 2.2 (#136)
Bradley-Terry 2.02 (#44) -0.42 (#212)
W. Bradley-Terry 2.98 (#42) -0.68 (#215)
RPI 0.604 (#36) 0.482 (#209)
Shooting & Four Factors SJU MARQ
FG% 46.3% 40.4%
3PT% 36.3% 29.9%
REB / G 38.8 36.8
OREB / G 13.8 13.1
AST / TO 1.37 1.34
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 53.0% 46.8%
TOV% 16.2% 15.5%
ORB% 37.7% 32.4%
FT Rate 31.8% 24.2%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 47.5% 51.3%
Opp TOV% 20.6% 19.4%
DRB% 67.0% 68.1%
Opp FT Rate 23.0% 24.2%

Game Analysis

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