I don't know why I let that mean woman make me a fool. "Whipping Post" - The Allman Brothers
St. John's Red Storm
92 – 70
FINAL Conference
Butler Bulldogs
Big East Conference · Madison Square Garden · January 29, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread SJU -12.5 Home covered
O/U 158.5 Over
Money SJU -1000 / BTLR +650
Model Predictions
Spread Total SJU win
Actual SJU +22 162 Won
Massey SJU -9.9 (+12.1) — —
Massey Totals — 164.0 (-2.0) —
Bradley-Terry — — 81% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 86% ✓
Baseline Plus ML SJU -10.6 (+11.4) 159.1 (+2.9) 85% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ SJU -10.4 (+11.6) 161.0 (+1.0) 84% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML SJU -10.9 (+11.1) 157.6 (+4.4) 83% ✓
Baseline ML SJU -9.9 (+12.1) 156.1 (+5.9) 84% ✓

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 7, 2026 SJU 84 – 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 SJU BTLR
Overall 30-7 16-16
Conference 18-2 7-13
Home 18-2 10-7
Away 9-1 3-8
Neutral 3-4 3-1
Last 5 5-0 3-2
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 80.9 79.4
Avg Pts Against 69.6 77.5
Massey 18.0 (#23) 11.3 (#50)
Bradley-Terry 2.52 (#31) 1.67 (#62)
W. Bradley-Terry 3.37 (#33) 2.19 (#61)
RPI 0.616 (#29) 0.557 (#77)
Shooting & Four Factors SJU BTLR
FG% 46.4% 47.0%
3PT% 35.3% 34.2%
REB / G 38.5 39.4
OREB / G 13.9 12.9
AST / TO 1.39 1.36
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 52.5% 53.3%
TOV% 16.0% 16.7%
ORB% 38.0% 36.5%
FT Rate 31.7% 31.3%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 48.2% 49.3%
Opp TOV% 20.5% 15.9%
DRB% 67.8% 69.3%
Opp FT Rate 23.9% 17.3%

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