And Harry doesn't mind if he doesn't make the scene. "Sultans of Swing" - Dire Straits
Virginia Tech Hokies
64 80
FINAL SEC/ACC Men's Challenge
Vanderbilt Commodores
Cassell Coliseum · December 5, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread VAN -5.5 Away covered
O/U 149.5 Under
Money VT +200 / VAN -240
Model Predictions
Spread Total VT win
Actual VAN +16 144 Lost
Massey VAN -4.8 (-11.2)
Massey Totals 146.8 (-2.8)
Bradley-Terry 8%
Weighted B-T 3%
Baseline Plus ML VAN -4.5 (-11.5) 142.0 (+2.0) 33%
Baseline ML VAN -4.4 (-11.6) 144.1 (-0.1) 35%
Baseline Tuned ML VAN -3.4 (-12.6) 141.6 (+2.4) 32%
Efficiency Plus ML VAN -2.1 (-13.9) 139.5 (+4.5) 39%

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 VAN
Overall 13-19 20-13
Conference 8-12 8-10
Home 8-9 14-3
Away 5-5 3-7
Neutral 0-5 3-3
Last 5 1-4 4-1
Streak L3 L4
Avg Pts For 69.2 78.9
Avg Pts Against 73.2 74.3
Massey -2.1 (#201) 7.8 (#72)
Bradley-Terry -0.79 (#251) 2.53 (#32)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.73 (#217) 3.76 (#33)
RPI 0.448 (#263) 0.611 (#37)
Shooting & Four Factors VT VAN
FG% 41.3% 47.8%
3PT% 32.2% 30.1%
REB / G 37.0 37.1
OREB / G 12.9 11.6
AST / TO 0.84 1.64
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 47.4% 54.2%
TOV% 21.6% 13.2%
ORB% 37.2% 31.5%
FT Rate 28.8% 24.3%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 50.8% 49.0%
Opp TOV% 19.7% 21.7%
DRB% 71.3% 71.1%
Opp FT Rate 24.0% 20.9%

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