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Southeastern Conference · Colonial Life Arena · January 17, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread SC -6.5 Away covered
O/U 137.5 Over
Money SC -275 / UGA +210
Model Predictions
Spread Total SC win
Actual UGA +5 143 Lost
Massey SC -5.7 (-10.7) — —
Massey Totals — 135.4 (+7.6) —
Bradley-Terry — — 88% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 90% ✗
Baseline Plus ML SC -6.8 (-11.8) 136.6 (+6.4) 77% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ SC -4.7 (-9.7) 136.6 (+6.4) 71% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML SC -6.2 (-11.2) 135.4 (+7.6) 75% ✗
Baseline ML SC -6.6 (-11.6) 137.6 (+5.4) 71% ✗

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

Last 5 Meetings

Feb 28, 2026 UGA 87 – 68 SC
Jan 10, 2026 UGA 75 – 70 SC
Mar 4, 2025 UGA 73 – 64 SC
Jan 29, 2025 UGA 71 – 60 SC
Feb 3, 2024 SC 72 – 62 UGA

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings SC UGA
Overall 26-8 20-17
Conference 13-5 6-12
Home 14-3 13-6
Away 8-3 6-6
Neutral 4-2 1-5
Last 5 4-1 4-1
Streak L2 L1
Avg Pts For 72.1 74.7
Avg Pts Against 67.6 74.7
Massey 7.6 (#71) 5.9 (#92)
Bradley-Terry 3.06 (#12) 1.81 (#52)
W. Bradley-Terry 3.53 (#13) 2.10 (#62)
RPI 0.613 (#25) 0.594 (#45)
Shooting & Four Factors SC UGA
FG% 43.6% 42.6%
3PT% 33.6% 35.6%
REB / G 36.9 37.7
OREB / G 12.1 9.9
AST / TO 1.35 1.14
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 50.9% 50.1%
TOV% 16.4% 15.8%
ORB% 34.8% 26.8%
FT Rate 23.9% 29.4%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 46.8% 45.7%
Opp TOV% 16.9% 17.0%
DRB% 73.4% 69.7%
Opp FT Rate 22.0% 20.0%

Game Analysis

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