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Davidson Wildcats
58 – 63
FINAL Conference
VCU Rams
Atlantic 10 Conference · John M. Belk Arena · January 28, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread VCU -1.5 Away covered
O/U 140.5 Under
Money DAV -111 / VCU -115
Model Predictions
Spread Total DAV win
Actual VCU +5 121 Lost
Massey DAV -1.0 (-6.0) — —
Massey Totals — 135.4 (-14.4) —
Bradley-Terry — — 65% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 64% ✗
Baseline Plus ML DAV -1.8 (-6.8) 137.4 (-16.4) 58% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ DAV -0.9 (-5.9) 137.4 (-16.4) 55% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML DAV -1.5 (-6.5) 137.3 (-16.3) 58% ✗
Baseline ML DAV -1.4 (-6.4) 138.8 (-17.8) 52% ✗

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 VCU 75 – 69 DAV
Mar 1, 2025 VCU 80 – 56 DAV
Mar 9, 2023 VCU 71 – 53 DAV
Feb 1, 2023 VCU 61 – 59 DAV
Jan 7, 2023 VCU 89 – 72 DAV

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings DAV VCU
Overall 15-17 24-14
Conference 5-13 11-7
Home 9-7 13-6
Away 4-8 7-5
Neutral 2-2 4-3
Last 5 2-3 4-1
Streak L6 L1
Avg Pts For 68.6 71.0
Avg Pts Against 68.3 66.7
Massey 3.3 (#119) 5.9 (#94)
Bradley-Terry 0.78 (#111) 0.85 (#108)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.02 (#108) 1.19 (#102)
RPI 0.538 (#116) 0.541 (#112)
Shooting & Four Factors DAV VCU
FG% 43.7% 45.5%
3PT% 32.8% 36.0%
REB / G 35.0 36.5
OREB / G 9.1 9.7
AST / TO 1.13 1.11
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 50.5% 53.2%
TOV% 16.1% 19.1%
ORB% 26.1% 30.3%
FT Rate 24.8% 28.9%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 49.5% 45.3%
Opp TOV% 17.1% 15.8%
DRB% 72.8% 72.5%
Opp FT Rate 19.2% 26.5%

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