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VCU Rams
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Iowa State Cyclones
State Farm Field House (Neutral) · November 23, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread ISU -11.5 Home covered
O/U 130.5 Over
Money VCU +550 / ISU -1000
Model Predictions
Spread Total VCU win
Actual ISU +4 132 Lost
Massey ISU -27.2 (+23.2) — —
Massey Totals — 132.9 (-0.9) —
Bradley-Terry — — 30% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 30% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ ISU -13.3 (+9.3) 133.3 (-1.3) 16% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML ISU -12.6 (+8.6) 134.5 (-2.5) 18% ✓
Baseline ML ISU -16.1 (+12.1) 134.5 (-2.5) 14% ✓
Baseline Plus ML ISU -15.4 (+11.4) 133.2 (-1.2) 14% ✓

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

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings VCU ISU
Overall 24-14 29-8
Conference 11-7 13-5
Home 13-6 18-0
Away 7-5 5-5
Neutral 4-3 6-3
Last 5 3-1 4-0
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 71.0 75.3
Avg Pts Against 66.7 61.5
Massey -0.8 (#188) 26.4 (#1)
Bradley-Terry 0.42 (#141) 1.29 (#76)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.89 (#130) 1.73 (#92)
RPI 0.562 (#100) 0.527 (#150)
Shooting & Four Factors VCU ISU
FG% 44.3% 53.6%
3PT% 28.1% 39.4%
REB / G 36.8 39.8
OREB / G 9.2 12.2
AST / TO 0.92 2.17
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 51.0% 58.9%
TOV% 22.2% 12.4%
ORB% 29.6% 38.6%
FT Rate 32.5% 29.4%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 42.3% 38.6%
Opp TOV% 18.2% 30.6%
DRB% 69.6% 80.9%
Opp FT Rate 20.9% 22.3%

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