Hop in my Chrysler, it's as big as a whale and it's about to set sail. "Love Shack" - The B-52's
East Tennessee State Buccaneers
98 – 66
FINAL Neutral Conference SoCon
VMI Keydets
Southern Conference · Harrah's Cherokee Center (Neutral) · March 9, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread ETSU -17.5 Home covered
O/U 148.5 Over
Money ETSU -2500 / VMI +1000
Model Predictions
Spread Total ETSU win
Actual ETSU +32 164 Won
Massey ETSU -15.2 (+16.8) — —
Massey Totals — 144.3 (+19.7) —
Bradley-Terry — — 97% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 98% ✓
Baseline Plus ML ETSU -14.5 (+17.5) 142.1 (+21.9) 88% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ ETSU -13.2 (+18.8) 144.8 (+19.2) 87% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML ETSU -14.7 (+17.3) 142.3 (+21.7) 88% ✓
Baseline ML ETSU -14.9 (+17.1) 142.5 (+21.5) 88% ✓

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 7, 2026 ETSU 87 – 70 VMI
Jan 8, 2026 ETSU 81 – 67 VMI
Feb 5, 2025 ETSU 62 – 55 VMI
Jan 1, 2025 ETSU 84 – 69 VMI
Feb 22, 2024 ETSU 82 – 69 VMI

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings ETSU VMI
Overall 19-16 4-28
Conference 8-10 1-17
Home 10-4 4-10
Away 5-11 0-15
Neutral 4-1 0-3
Last 5 3-2 0-5
Streak L1 L13
Avg Pts For 70.4 66.7
Avg Pts Against 70.8 84.9
Massey -2.2 (#203) -17.4 (#359)
Bradley-Terry -0.01 (#168) -3.49 (#360)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.06 (#172) -3.98 (#357)
RPI 0.503 (#172) 0.372 (#358)
Shooting & Four Factors ETSU VMI
FG% 40.4% 40.8%
3PT% 30.0% 30.0%
REB / G 37.2 35.5
OREB / G 13.5 9.0
AST / TO 0.90 0.59
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 46.6% 45.9%
TOV% 18.1% 21.1%
ORB% 34.7% 24.0%
FT Rate 22.3% 19.5%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 51.2% 54.2%
Opp TOV% 18.3% 15.1%
DRB% 70.1% 69.1%
Opp FT Rate 24.6% 19.5%

Game Analysis

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