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Siegel Center · November 16, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread VCU -3.5 Home covered
O/U 135.5 Under
Money VCU -163 / RAD +170
Model Predictions
Spread Total VCU win
Actual VCU +23 123 Won
Massey RAD -0.2 (+23.2) — —
Massey Totals — 137.6 (-14.6) —
Bradley-Terry — — 50% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 45% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ VCU -1.6 (+21.4) 138.1 (-15.1) 60% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML VCU -0.1 (+22.9) 139.1 (-16.1) 47% ✗
Baseline ML RAD -0.7 (+23.7) 140.0 (-17.0) 55% ✓
Baseline Plus ML VCU -1.9 (+21.1) 140.3 (-17.3) 54% ✓

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

Last 5 Meetings

Dec 15, 2022 VCU 70 – 62 RAD

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings VCU RAD
Overall 24-14 16-17
Conference 11-7 5-11
Home 13-6 8-5
Away 7-5 4-12
Neutral 4-3 4-0
Last 5 1-1 1-1
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 71.0 70.7
Avg Pts Against 66.7 72.9
Massey -9.1 (#320) 1.0 (#151)
Bradley-Terry -1.02 (#276) 0.83 (#105)
W. Bradley-Terry -1.41 (#274) 1.15 (#103)
RPI 0.263 (#312) 0.750 (#26)
Shooting & Four Factors VCU RAD
FG% 45.2% 40.2%
3PT% 29.6% 30.4%
REB / G 38.0 42.0
OREB / G 10.5 13.0
AST / TO 0.86 0.63
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 52.9% 45.7%
TOV% 25.6% 19.1%
ORB% 33.3% 33.8%
FT Rate 28.8% 15.7%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 46.4% 46.4%
Opp TOV% 15.3% 12.3%
DRB% 67.9% 69.0%
Opp FT Rate 20.0% 24.6%

Game Analysis

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