And the only safe place to live is on an Indian reservation. "Ball of Confusion" - The Temptations
Southern Conference · Pete Hanna Center · February 24, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread SAM -10.5 Home covered
O/U 147.5 Over
Money SAM -600 / ETSU +500
Model Predictions
Spread Total SAM win
Actual SAM +16 158 Won
Massey SAM -14.2 (+1.8)
Massey Totals 153.0 (+5.0)
Bradley-Terry 94%
Weighted B-T 96%
Efficiency Plus ML SAM -12.1 (+3.9) 148.7 (+9.3) 85%
Baseline Tuned ML SAM -13.6 (+2.4) 149.4 (+8.6) 88%
Baseline ML SAM -13.4 (+2.6) 149.8 (+8.2) 87%
Baseline Plus ML SAM -13.3 (+2.7) 149.0 (+9.0) 86%

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 14, 2026 SAM 8272 ETSU
Jan 17, 2026 ETSU 7675 SAM
Feb 8, 2025 ETSU 6659 SAM
Jan 18, 2025 ETSU 6560 SAM
Mar 11, 2024 SAM 7669 ETSU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings SAM ETSU
Overall 29-6 19-16
Conference 15-3 8-10
Home 18-0 10-4
Away 8-5 5-11
Neutral 3-1 4-1
Last 5 4-1 2-3
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 84.5 70.4
Avg Pts Against 74.9 70.8
Massey 8.1 (#73) -2.8 (#213)
Bradley-Terry 2.04 (#39) -0.16 (#187)
W. Bradley-Terry 2.21 (#51) -0.20 (#183)
RPI 0.591 (#37) 0.495 (#184)
Shooting & Four Factors SAM ETSU
FG% 49.2% 39.9%
3PT% 40.3% 29.4%
REB / G 35.8 37.4
OREB / G 10.7 13.5
AST / TO 1.32 0.90
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 57.2% 46.0%
TOV% 18.1% 17.7%
ORB% 31.2% 34.2%
FT Rate 25.0% 22.2%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 50.0% 50.7%
Opp TOV% 22.3% 18.1%
DRB% 68.3% 70.2%
Opp FT Rate 25.6% 24.5%

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