We need the funk. "Give Up the Funk" - Parliament
Southern Conference · Freedom Hall (TN) · January 27, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread SAM -5.5 Home covered
O/U 155.5 Under
Money ETSU +230 / SAM -225
Model Predictions
Spread Total ETSU win
Actual SAM +3 147 Lost
Massey SAM -6.6 (+3.6) — —
Massey Totals — 160.2 (-13.2) —
Bradley-Terry — — 19% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 17% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ SAM -5.2 (+2.2) 154.0 (-7.0) 32% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML SAM -6.0 (+3.0) 155.7 (-8.7) 25% ✓
Baseline ML SAM -6.7 (+3.7) 155.0 (-8.0) 27% ✓
Baseline Plus ML SAM -5.3 (+2.3) 155.1 (-8.1) 29% ✓

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 14, 2026 SAM 82 – 72 ETSU
Jan 17, 2026 ETSU 76 – 75 SAM
Feb 8, 2025 ETSU 66 – 59 SAM
Jan 18, 2025 ETSU 65 – 60 SAM
Mar 11, 2024 SAM 76 – 69 ETSU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings ETSU SAM
Overall 19-16 29-6
Conference 8-10 15-3
Home 10-4 18-0
Away 5-11 8-5
Neutral 4-1 3-1
Last 5 1-4 4-1
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 70.4 84.5
Avg Pts Against 70.8 74.9
Massey -3.4 (#227) 6.9 (#84)
Bradley-Terry -0.31 (#202) 1.82 (#50)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.43 (#213) 1.93 (#70)
RPI 0.488 (#190) 0.573 (#69)
Shooting & Four Factors ETSU SAM
FG% 39.9% 48.5%
3PT% 29.3% 40.4%
REB / G 37.7 37.1
OREB / G 13.1 11.8
AST / TO 0.91 1.26
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 46.1% 56.5%
TOV% 17.4% 19.0%
ORB% 32.8% 32.9%
FT Rate 22.7% 23.7%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 50.7% 50.5%
Opp TOV% 17.7% 22.6%
DRB% 69.6% 68.4%
Opp FT Rate 25.9% 26.9%

Game Analysis

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