Virgil Cain is my name and I served on the Danville train. "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down"-The Band
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference · Knott Arena · December 8, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread MSM -2.5 Home covered
O/U 138.5 Over
Money MSM -145 / FAIR +120
Model Predictions
Spread Total MSM win
Actual MSM +7 195 Won
Massey MSM -10.4 (-3.4)
Massey Totals 137.0 (+58.0)
Bradley-Terry 90%
Weighted B-T 97%
Baseline Plus ML MSM -6.8 (+0.2) 138.2 (+56.8) 77%
Baseline ML MSM -6.9 (+0.1) 137.6 (+57.4) 74%
Baseline Tuned ML MSM -6.6 (+0.4) 138.0 (+57.0) 77%
Efficiency Plus ML MSM -5.3 (+1.7) 138.3 (+56.7) 68%

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

Last 5 Meetings

Mar 1, 2026 MSM 6947 FAIR
Mar 1, 2025 FAIR 6962 MSM
Mar 9, 2024 FAIR 9692 MSM
Feb 18, 2024 FAIR 9480 MSM
Feb 12, 2023 FAIR 7672 MSM

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings MSM FAIR
Overall 23-13 12-20
Conference 12-8 8-12
Home 10-4 8-6
Away 9-8 3-12
Neutral 4-1 1-2
Last 5 3-2 3-2
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 69.3 66.7
Avg Pts Against 70.7 73.5
Massey -4.2 (#237) -10.1 (#329)
Bradley-Terry 0.58 (#124) -0.85 (#247)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.33 (#148) -2.09 (#288)
RPI 0.551 (#95) 0.473 (#221)
Shooting & Four Factors MSM FAIR
FG% 41.0% 38.9%
3PT% 31.0% 28.7%
REB / G 36.3 33.6
OREB / G 10.0 13.2
AST / TO 0.83 1.17
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 46.7% 43.8%
TOV% 21.9% 15.4%
ORB% 28.7% 33.1%
FT Rate 24.8% 20.5%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 49.2% 54.4%
Opp TOV% 16.8% 18.4%
DRB% 70.2% 69.1%
Opp FT Rate 17.1% 29.0%

Game Analysis

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