Some is rich and some is poor and that's the way the world is / And I don't believe in lying back and saying how bad your life is. "Bankrobber" - The Clash
Virginia Tech Hokies
61 59
FINAL Neutral Shriners Children's Charleston Classic
Penn State Nittany Lions
TD Arena (Neutral) · November 18, 2022
Betting Lines
Spread VT -3.5 Away covered
O/U 141.5 Under
Money VT -167 / PSU +130
Model Predictions
Spread Total VT win
Actual VT +2 120 Won
Massey PSU -0.9 (+2.9)
Massey Totals 148.9 (-28.9)
Bradley-Terry 31%
Weighted B-T 20%
Baseline Plus ML PSU -0.1 (+2.1) 144.6 (-24.6) 59%
Baseline ML PSU -0.1 (+2.1) 146.6 (-26.6) 46%
Baseline Tuned ML PSU -0.4 (+2.4) 146.6 (-26.6) 53%
Efficiency Plus ML VT -1.2 (+0.8) 138.8 (-18.8) 64%

Predictions use only rating snapshots dated before tip-off. Parenthesised values are the signed error vs. the actual result. Model performance →

Last 5 Meetings

Nov 16, 2024 PSU 8664 VT
Dec 9, 2020 PSU 7555 VT

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings VT PSU
Overall 19-15 23-14
Conference 8-12 10-10
Home 13-4 13-3
Away 2-10 4-7
Neutral 4-1 6-3
Last 5 4-0 4-0
Streak L2 L1
Avg Pts For 74.1 72.2
Avg Pts Against 70.1 68.2
Massey 7.5 (#50) 8.5 (#41)
Bradley-Terry 1.07 (#83) 1.88 (#33)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.16 (#100) 2.53 (#39)
RPI 0.490 (#191) 0.818 (#8)
Shooting & Four Factors VT PSU
FG% 52.4% 51.1%
3PT% 44.6% 46.2%
REB / G 34.5 34.0
OREB / G 7.8 5.5
AST / TO 2.32 2.08
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 62.0% 62.8%
TOV% 10.7% 14.1%
ORB% 26.7% 18.3%
FT Rate 22.7% 12.3%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 46.5% 48.5%
Opp TOV% 15.7% 15.6%
DRB% 70.9% 79.7%
Opp FT Rate 8.3% 14.4%

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