I don't know why I let that mean woman make me a fool. "Whipping Post" - The Allman Brothers
Southeastern Conference · Bud Walton Arena · February 28, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread ARK -9.5 Away covered
O/U 143.5 Over
Money ARK -500 / VAN +350
Model Predictions
Spread Total ARK win
Actual VAN +3 167 Lost
Massey ARK -9.6 (-12.6)
Massey Totals 144.3 (+22.7)
Bradley-Terry 92%
Weighted B-T 95%
Efficiency Plus ML ARK -8.4 (-11.4) 145.4 (+21.6) 81%
Baseline Tuned ML ARK -8.2 (-11.2) 145.4 (+21.6) 81%
Baseline ML ARK -8.3 (-11.3) 145.4 (+21.6) 82%
Baseline Plus ML ARK -8.2 (-11.2) 147.5 (+19.5) 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

Mar 15, 2026 ARK 8675 VAN
Jan 21, 2026 ARK 9368 VAN
Mar 5, 2025 ARK 9077 VAN
Mar 13, 2024 ARK 9085 VAN
Jan 14, 2023 VAN 9784 ARK

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings ARK VAN
Overall 16-17 9-23
Conference 6-12 4-14
Home 11-6 8-10
Away 2-7 1-9
Neutral 3-4 0-4
Last 5 3-2 1-4
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 77.8 67.9
Avg Pts Against 79.8 75.9
Massey 3.6 (#119) -2.6 (#207)
Bradley-Terry 1.13 (#93) -0.66 (#245)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.29 (#99) -0.89 (#248)
RPI 0.551 (#92) 0.458 (#264)
Shooting & Four Factors ARK VAN
FG% 44.4% 39.0%
3PT% 31.9% 28.6%
REB / G 35.0 34.4
OREB / G 8.9 10.7
AST / TO 0.98 0.89
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 49.6% 45.0%
TOV% 16.1% 15.8%
ORB% 25.9% 28.1%
FT Rate 33.3% 24.7%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 49.4% 52.8%
Opp TOV% 15.3% 15.8%
DRB% 69.9% 71.1%
Opp FT Rate 27.8% 22.1%

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