I remember one night the kid cut off his right arm in a bid to save a bit of power. "So It Goes" - Nick Lowe
The Citadel Bulldogs
76 51
FINAL Conference
VMI Keydets
Southern Conference · McAlister Field House · February 17, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread CIT -12.5 Home covered
O/U 152.5 Under
Money CIT -900 / VMI +700
Model Predictions
Spread Total CIT win
Actual CIT +25 127 Won
Massey CIT -14.8 (+10.2)
Massey Totals 146.3 (-19.3)
Bradley-Terry 95%
Weighted B-T 96%
Efficiency Plus ML CIT -11.6 (+13.4) 146.0 (-19.0) 88%
Baseline Tuned ML CIT -11.8 (+13.2) 143.8 (-16.8) 87%
Baseline ML CIT -10.8 (+14.2) 144.0 (-17.0) 86%
Baseline Plus ML CIT -11.6 (+13.4) 145.2 (-18.2) 87%

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 30, 2026 CIT 8056 VMI
Jan 18, 2026 CIT 8268 VMI
Mar 8, 2025 VMI 7362 CIT
Feb 8, 2025 VMI 8270 CIT
Jan 18, 2025 VMI 7570 CIT

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings CIT VMI
Overall 11-21 4-28
Conference 3-15 1-17
Home 7-7 4-10
Away 2-13 0-15
Neutral 2-1 0-3
Last 5 0-5 0-5
Streak L3 L13
Avg Pts For 68.6 66.7
Avg Pts Against 72.2 84.9
Massey -4.6 (#253) -16.0 (#357)
Bradley-Terry -1.21 (#289) -3.45 (#361)
W. Bradley-Terry -1.34 (#284) -3.95 (#358)
RPI 0.428 (#308) 0.371 (#358)
Shooting & Four Factors CIT VMI
FG% 44.1% 41.8%
3PT% 32.6% 30.4%
REB / G 33.9 36.6
OREB / G 8.8 9.4
AST / TO 0.88 0.60
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 49.7% 46.8%
TOV% 18.0% 21.0%
ORB% 26.9% 24.9%
FT Rate 23.7% 19.7%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 52.9% 53.6%
Opp TOV% 15.1% 14.5%
DRB% 74.3% 69.5%
Opp FT Rate 14.7% 19.7%

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