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Southern Conference · Pete Hanna Center · February 15, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread SAM -7.5 Home covered
O/U 154.5 Under
Money SAM -333 / WCU +240
Model Predictions
Spread Total SAM win
Actual SAM +26 150 Won
Massey SAM -8.1 (+17.9)
Massey Totals 159.8 (-9.8)
Bradley-Terry 90%
Weighted B-T 91%
Efficiency Plus ML SAM -8.0 (+18.0) 152.7 (-2.7) 81%
Baseline Tuned ML SAM -8.6 (+17.4) 155.0 (-5.0) 79%
Baseline ML SAM -8.4 (+17.6) 155.7 (-5.7) 79%
Baseline Plus ML SAM -7.1 (+18.9) 155.6 (-5.6) 79%

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 1, 2026 SAM 8874 WCU
Jan 8, 2026 SAM 8277 WCU
Feb 22, 2025 SAM 9372 WCU
Jan 4, 2025 SAM 8869 WCU
Jan 16, 2024 SAM 7571 WCU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings SAM WCU
Overall 29-6 22-10
Conference 15-3 11-7
Home 18-0 12-3
Away 8-5 10-6
Neutral 3-1 0-1
Last 5 5-0 3-2
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 84.5 75.1
Avg Pts Against 74.9 69.8
Massey 8.2 (#71) 3.5 (#118)
Bradley-Terry 2.36 (#22) 0.83 (#111)
W. Bradley-Terry 2.49 (#39) 0.93 (#119)
RPI 0.594 (#36) 0.537 (#113)
Shooting & Four Factors SAM WCU
FG% 49.4% 44.8%
3PT% 40.9% 36.9%
REB / G 36.0 38.7
OREB / G 10.8 10.2
AST / TO 1.33 1.17
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 57.6% 51.4%
TOV% 18.2% 14.1%
ORB% 31.4% 28.3%
FT Rate 23.3% 19.1%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 50.0% 47.0%
Opp TOV% 22.5% 13.3%
DRB% 68.4% 75.8%
Opp FT Rate 25.5% 21.9%

Game Analysis

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