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Big East Conference · Cintas Center · January 24, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread SJU -8.5 Home covered
O/U 159.5 Over
Money XAV +340 / SJU -440
Model Predictions
Spread Total XAV win
Actual SJU +5 171 Lost
Massey SJU -9.1 (+4.1) — —
Massey Totals — 159.8 (+11.2) —
Bradley-Terry — — 32% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 28% ✓
Baseline Plus ML SJU -7.2 (+2.2) 155.7 (+15.3) 22% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ SJU -6.7 (+1.7) 155.3 (+15.7) 24% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML SJU -5.0 (+0.0) 150.4 (+20.6) 29% ✓
Baseline ML SJU -5.4 (+0.4) 152.2 (+18.8) 25% ✓

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 9, 2026 SJU 87 – 82 XAV
Jan 23, 2025 SJU 79 – 71 XAV
Jan 7, 2025 SJU 82 – 72 XAV
Jan 31, 2024 XAV 88 – 77 SJU
Dec 21, 2023 SJU 81 – 66 XAV

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings XAV SJU
Overall 15-18 30-7
Conference 6-14 18-2
Home 12-6 18-2
Away 1-10 9-1
Neutral 2-2 3-4
Last 5 2-3 5-0
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 78.4 80.9
Avg Pts Against 80.6 69.6
Massey 6.0 (#97) 18.3 (#23)
Bradley-Terry 1.15 (#83) 2.49 (#31)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.86 (#72) 3.41 (#30)
RPI 0.542 (#96) 0.617 (#27)
Shooting & Four Factors XAV SJU
FG% 43.5% 46.3%
3PT% 36.4% 35.2%
REB / G 35.6 38.5
OREB / G 10.7 13.9
AST / TO 1.98 1.38
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 51.2% 52.5%
TOV% 13.3% 16.1%
ORB% 27.2% 38.3%
FT Rate 18.6% 32.2%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 52.8% 47.9%
Opp TOV% 17.2% 20.8%
DRB% 72.8% 67.1%
Opp FT Rate 23.1% 23.8%

Game Analysis

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