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
FedExForum · November 20, 2022
Betting Lines
Spread MEM -9.5 Home covered
O/U 136.5 Under
Money MEM -500 / VCU +350
Model Predictions
Spread Total MEM win
Actual MEM +15 109 Won
Massey MEM -13.3 (+1.7) — —
Massey Totals — 140.8 (-31.8) —
Bradley-Terry — — 97% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 100% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ MEM -9.7 (+5.3) 140.1 (-31.1) 83% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML MEM -9.5 (+5.5) 142.0 (-33.0) 80% ✓
Baseline ML MEM -9.3 (+5.7) 142.1 (-33.1) 77% ✓
Baseline Plus ML MEM -10.4 (+4.6) 143.3 (-34.3) 80% ✓

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

Last 5 Meetings

Dec 7, 2023 MEM 85 – 80 VCU
Nov 28, 2020 VCU 70 – 59 MEM

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings MEM VCU
Overall 26-9 27-8
Conference 13-5 15-3
Home 13-2 15-3
Away 7-5 8-3
Neutral 6-2 4-2
Last 5 1-1 3-1
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 79.4 70.9
Avg Pts Against 71.8 62.9
Massey 7.7 (#57) 2.2 (#134)
Bradley-Terry 2.10 (#30) 0.22 (#158)
W. Bradley-Terry 3.66 (#23) 0.38 (#158)
RPI 0.659 (#39) 0.482 (#201)
Shooting & Four Factors MEM VCU
FG% 44.7% 42.1%
3PT% 28.0% 31.0%
REB / G 37.0 35.0
OREB / G 12.0 9.2
AST / TO 1.39 0.65
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 50.4% 48.5%
TOV% 16.0% 24.1%
ORB% 33.8% 27.0%
FT Rate 29.3% 37.6%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 52.2% 44.3%
Opp TOV% 16.5% 26.9%
DRB% 72.5% 73.0%
Opp FT Rate 31.0% 21.0%

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