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George Mason Patriots
50 – 54
FINAL Conference
VCU Rams
Atlantic 10 Conference · EagleBank Arena · January 10, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread GMU -4.0 Away covered
O/U 139.5 Under
Money GMU -205 / VCU +170
Model Predictions
Spread Total GMU win
Actual VCU +4 104 Lost
Massey GMU -6.5 (-10.5) — —
Massey Totals — 136.2 (-32.2) —
Bradley-Terry — — 96% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 96% ✗
Baseline Plus ML GMU -7.3 (-11.3) 137.1 (-33.1) 78% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ GMU -5.5 (-9.5) 136.3 (-32.3) 72% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML GMU -7.8 (-11.8) 139.6 (-35.6) 79% ✗
Baseline ML GMU -7.8 (-11.8) 140.4 (-36.4) 75% ✗

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

Last 5 Meetings

Mar 4, 2026 VCU 70 – 65 GMU
Jan 10, 2026 GMU 86 – 80 VCU
Mar 16, 2025 VCU 68 – 63 GMU
Feb 22, 2025 VCU 70 – 54 GMU
Jan 26, 2023 VCU 72 – 52 GMU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings GMU VCU
Overall 20-12 24-14
Conference 9-9 11-7
Home 14-3 13-6
Away 5-7 7-5
Neutral 1-2 4-3
Last 5 5-0 3-2
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 70.6 71.0
Avg Pts Against 66.1 66.7
Massey 6.6 (#83) 4.2 (#107)
Bradley-Terry 2.43 (#28) 0.02 (#176)
W. Bradley-Terry 2.73 (#37) 0.41 (#148)
RPI 0.599 (#40) 0.503 (#165)
Shooting & Four Factors GMU VCU
FG% 47.2% 45.8%
3PT% 38.1% 34.4%
REB / G 38.0 36.5
OREB / G 10.4 10.1
AST / TO 1.09 1.11
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 54.4% 53.4%
TOV% 17.4% 19.2%
ORB% 32.0% 31.3%
FT Rate 28.3% 27.8%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 45.7% 46.7%
Opp TOV% 14.9% 15.9%
DRB% 73.5% 72.3%
Opp FT Rate 21.5% 27.3%

Game Analysis

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