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Massachusetts Minutemen
74 52
FINAL Conference
VCU Rams
Atlantic 10 Conference · Mullins Center · February 21, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread MASS -2.0 Home covered
O/U 143.5 Under
Money MASS -155 / VCU +130
Model Predictions
Spread Total MASS win
Actual MASS +22 126 Won
Massey MASS -2.6 (+19.4)
Massey Totals 144.3 (-18.3)
Bradley-Terry 53%
Weighted B-T 57%
Baseline ML MASS -1.7 (+20.3) 141.3 (-15.3) 60%
Baseline Plus ML MASS -2.2 (+19.8) 142.2 (-16.2) 64%
Efficiency Plus ML MASS -0.6 (+21.4) 139.1 (-13.1) 59%
Baseline Tuned ML MASS -1.9 (+20.1) 140.8 (-14.8) 59%

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 19, 2025 VCU 8051 MASS
Mar 14, 2024 VCU 7359 MASS
Jan 18, 2023 VCU 8355 MASS
Feb 26, 2022 VCU 7762 MASS

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings MASS VCU
Overall 20-11 24-14
Conference 11-7 11-7
Home 13-3 13-6
Away 4-6 7-5
Neutral 3-2 4-3
Last 5 3-2 4-1
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 77.5 71.0
Avg Pts Against 70.7 66.7
Massey 6.7 (#84) 7.5 (#78)
Bradley-Terry 0.83 (#112) 1.34 (#77)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.27 (#101) 1.68 (#78)
RPI 0.556 (#84) 0.568 (#68)
Shooting & Four Factors MASS VCU
FG% 45.7% 44.7%
3PT% 31.7% 36.2%
REB / G 38.8 36.0
OREB / G 13.6 9.1
AST / TO 1.45 1.14
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 51.1% 52.5%
TOV% 15.7% 18.5%
ORB% 36.8% 28.5%
FT Rate 26.1% 28.8%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 48.9% 44.9%
Opp TOV% 19.3% 15.9%
DRB% 70.5% 73.3%
Opp FT Rate 28.8% 26.4%

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