Oh workers can you stand it, oh tell me how you can? Will you be a lousy scab or will you be a man? "Which Side Are You On?" - Pete Seeger
Memorial Gymnasium (TN) · December 20, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread VAN -3.5 Away covered
O/U 139.5 Under
Money VAN -175 / WCU +138
Model Predictions
Spread Total VAN win
Actual WCU +1 125 Lost
Massey WCU -5.7 (+4.7) — —
Massey Totals — 142.2 (-17.2) —
Bradley-Terry — — 20% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 19% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ WCU -1.9 (+0.9) 139.3 (-14.3) 49% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML WCU -4.5 (+3.5) 141.1 (-16.1) 31% ✓
Baseline ML WCU -4.5 (+3.5) 140.6 (-15.6) 34% ✓
Baseline Plus ML WCU -4.0 (+3.0) 140.7 (-15.7) 36% ✓

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 VAN WCU
Overall 9-23 22-10
Conference 4-14 11-7
Home 8-10 12-3
Away 1-9 10-6
Neutral 0-4 0-1
Last 5 1-4 3-2
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 67.9 75.1
Avg Pts Against 75.9 69.8
Massey -7.9 (#300) 2.4 (#131)
Bradley-Terry -1.08 (#271) 1.24 (#78)
W. Bradley-Terry -1.50 (#277) 1.01 (#115)
RPI 0.445 (#270) 0.552 (#98)
Shooting & Four Factors VAN WCU
FG% 40.2% 47.1%
3PT% 29.6% 33.0%
REB / G 36.0 36.3
OREB / G 11.4 8.9
AST / TO 0.96 1.12
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 46.8% 53.0%
TOV% 16.9% 15.0%
ORB% 30.3% 27.0%
FT Rate 27.0% 18.1%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 52.5% 48.5%
Opp TOV% 15.9% 13.9%
DRB% 73.7% 76.9%
Opp FT Rate 20.5% 25.1%

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