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Siegel Center · December 16, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread VCU -8.5 Home covered
O/U 138.5 Over
Money VCU -500 / TEM +333
Model Predictions
Spread Total VCU win
Actual VCU +9 165 Won
Massey VCU -9.5 (-0.5) — —
Massey Totals — 146.3 (+18.7) —
Bradley-Terry — — 46% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 61% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ VCU -8.2 (+0.8) 146.2 (+18.8) 75% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML VCU -7.9 (+1.1) 144.9 (+20.1) 75% ✓
Baseline ML VCU -7.9 (+1.1) 145.8 (+19.2) 78% ✓
Baseline Plus ML VCU -7.3 (+1.7) 147.4 (+17.6) 74% ✓

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 3, 2022 TEM 83 – 73 VCU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings VCU TEM
Overall 24-14 16-20
Conference 11-7 5-13
Home 13-6 5-9
Away 7-5 5-7
Neutral 4-3 6-4
Last 5 2-3 2-3
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 71.0 70.5
Avg Pts Against 66.7 73.4
Massey 5.4 (#86) 0.8 (#158)
Bradley-Terry -0.16 (#195) 1.02 (#100)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.29 (#157) 1.00 (#118)
RPI 0.509 (#161) 0.566 (#81)
Shooting & Four Factors VCU TEM
FG% 44.3% 38.6%
3PT% 32.9% 29.9%
REB / G 36.2 40.4
OREB / G 9.8 13.5
AST / TO 0.94 1.18
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 52.2% 44.8%
TOV% 21.5% 13.3%
ORB% 30.7% 32.0%
FT Rate 30.1% 30.9%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 44.4% 48.8%
Opp TOV% 16.5% 19.1%
DRB% 71.4% 70.3%
Opp FT Rate 28.6% 23.7%

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