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Sun Belt Conference · Reed Green Coliseum · February 8, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread USM -4.5 Home covered
O/U 141.5 Over
Money USM -175 / ODU +200
Model Predictions
Spread Total USM win
Actual USM +5 151 Won
Massey USM -5.5 (-0.5)
Massey Totals 142.5 (+8.5)
Bradley-Terry 89%
Weighted B-T 87%
Efficiency Plus ML USM -5.8 (-0.8) 142.2 (+8.8) 76%
Baseline Tuned ML USM -5.1 (-0.1) 139.6 (+11.4) 70%
Baseline ML USM -4.9 (+0.1) 141.4 (+9.6) 69%
Baseline Plus ML USM -5.2 (-0.2) 143.1 (+7.9) 70%

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 21, 2026 USM 8681 ODU
Jan 4, 2025 ODU 7471 USM
Feb 23, 2023 ODU 6964 USM

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings USM ODU
Overall 16-16 7-25
Conference 9-9 3-15
Home 11-3 5-10
Away 5-9 1-12
Neutral 0-4 1-3
Last 5 2-3 1-4
Streak L3 L3
Avg Pts For 69.9 70.9
Avg Pts Against 72.9 77.6
Massey -4.0 (#238) -6.2 (#278)
Bradley-Terry -0.19 (#189) -1.63 (#313)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.45 (#211) -1.70 (#297)
RPI 0.496 (#182) 0.404 (#330)
Shooting & Four Factors USM ODU
FG% 41.6% 42.7%
3PT% 34.5% 32.1%
REB / G 34.9 34.4
OREB / G 10.5 9.5
AST / TO 1.02 0.97
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 47.5% 48.3%
TOV% 17.3% 14.9%
ORB% 28.8% 24.7%
FT Rate 26.9% 17.7%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 51.7% 52.3%
Opp TOV% 18.0% 18.3%
DRB% 67.8% 69.5%
Opp FT Rate 20.9% 28.3%

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