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Virginia Tech Hokies
71 – 62
FINAL Neutral ESPN Events Invitational
Iowa State Cyclones
State Farm Field House (Neutral) · November 24, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread ISU -4.5 Home covered
O/U 140.0 Under
Money VT +175 / ISU -210
Model Predictions
Spread Total VT win
Actual VT +9 133 Won
Massey ISU -15.4 (+24.4) — —
Massey Totals — 147.3 (-14.3) —
Bradley-Terry — — 20% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 18% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ ISU -9.7 (+18.7) 138.1 (-5.1) 28% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML ISU -10.2 (+19.2) 144.2 (-11.2) 19% ✗
Baseline ML ISU -10.4 (+19.4) 144.3 (-11.3) 20% ✗
Baseline Plus ML ISU -10.3 (+19.3) 142.4 (-9.4) 24% ✗

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 VT ISU
Overall 19-15 29-8
Conference 10-10 13-5
Home 15-2 18-0
Away 2-10 5-5
Neutral 2-3 6-3
Last 5 4-1 5-0
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 74.9 75.3
Avg Pts Against 71.0 61.5
Massey 7.6 (#56) 23.0 (#3)
Bradley-Terry 0.59 (#134) 2.00 (#45)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.32 (#109) 2.82 (#50)
RPI 0.498 (#176) 0.582 (#70)
Shooting & Four Factors VT ISU
FG% 49.1% 51.1%
3PT% 37.0% 35.4%
REB / G 34.0 39.4
OREB / G 9.5 13.2
AST / TO 2.24 2.07
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 56.5% 55.7%
TOV% 12.6% 12.2%
ORB% 31.7% 39.3%
FT Rate 32.6% 29.6%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 48.9% 42.1%
Opp TOV% 22.3% 29.6%
DRB% 73.1% 80.9%
Opp FT Rate 18.8% 24.1%

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