But spirit is something that no one destroys. "The Low Spark of High Heeled Boys" - Traffic
Southeastern Conference · Humphrey Coliseum · January 20, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread MSST -13.5 Away covered
O/U 136.5 Under
Money MSST -1200 / VAN +650
Model Predictions
Spread Total MSST win
Actual MSST +13 123 Won
Massey MSST -18.3 (-5.3)
Massey Totals 133.9 (-10.9)
Bradley-Terry 98%
Weighted B-T 99%
Efficiency Plus ML MSST -13.4 (-0.4) 137.3 (-14.3) 87%
Baseline Tuned ML MSST -14.6 (-1.6) 136.3 (-13.3) 88%
Baseline ML MSST -14.8 (-1.8) 136.7 (-13.7) 87%
Baseline Plus ML MSST -15.2 (-2.2) 137.9 (-14.9) 87%

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

Last 5 Meetings

Jan 24, 2026 VAN 8856 MSST
Jan 8, 2025 MSST 7664 VAN
Mar 5, 2023 VAN 7772 MSST
Feb 26, 2022 MSST 7469 VAN
Feb 13, 2021 VAN 7251 MSST

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings MSST VAN
Overall 21-14 9-23
Conference 8-10 4-14
Home 11-4 8-10
Away 2-8 1-9
Neutral 8-2 0-4
Last 5 2-3 1-4
Streak L2 L1
Avg Pts For 74.1 67.9
Avg Pts Against 69.1 75.9
Massey 11.9 (#36) -2.7 (#216)
Bradley-Terry 2.01 (#40) -1.00 (#269)
W. Bradley-Terry 2.88 (#27) -1.20 (#268)
RPI 0.601 (#34) 0.470 (#230)
Shooting & Four Factors MSST VAN
FG% 45.2% 40.0%
3PT% 32.1% 28.6%
REB / G 38.5 35.8
OREB / G 11.6 10.6
AST / TO 1.18 0.88
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 51.7% 46.0%
TOV% 18.5% 16.2%
ORB% 33.9% 27.8%
FT Rate 26.4% 25.4%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 45.9% 50.8%
Opp TOV% 18.8% 16.1%
DRB% 73.4% 73.9%
Opp FT Rate 24.3% 23.7%

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