Really don't mind if you sit this one out. "Thick as a Brick" - Jethro Tull
Siegel Center · December 10, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread VCU -23.5 Away covered
O/U 138.5 Under
Money VCU -10000 / PENN +2000
Model Predictions
Spread Total VCU win
Actual VCU +19 113 Won
Massey VCU -27.1 (-8.1)
Massey Totals 135.1 (-22.1)
Bradley-Terry 96%
Weighted B-T 99%
Baseline Plus ML VCU -25.9 (-6.9) 134.6 (-21.6) 90%
Baseline ML VCU -25.4 (-6.4) 135.2 (-22.2) 91%
Baseline Tuned ML VCU -23.4 (-4.4) 136.1 (-23.1) 91%
Efficiency Plus ML VCU -21.7 (-2.7) 135.2 (-22.2) 90%

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

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings VCU PENN
Overall 28-7 8-19
Conference 15-3 4-10
Home 15-1 5-8
Away 7-3 3-10
Neutral 6-3 0-1
Last 5 3-2 1-4
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 76.2 69.6
Avg Pts Against 63.0 77.4
Massey 10.2 (#54) -12.4 (#349)
Bradley-Terry 0.39 (#142) -2.01 (#325)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.64 (#132) -2.90 (#331)
RPI 0.532 (#121) 0.377 (#341)
Shooting & Four Factors VCU PENN
FG% 44.6% 38.3%
3PT% 32.9% 28.6%
REB / G 36.8 34.6
OREB / G 10.8 12.2
AST / TO 1.19 1.10
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 53.3% 44.6%
TOV% 19.1% 16.5%
ORB% 31.3% 31.7%
FT Rate 28.7% 24.6%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 41.6% 52.8%
Opp TOV% 22.9% 15.5%
DRB% 69.6% 65.5%
Opp FT Rate 26.8% 19.2%

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