The juice of the carrot, the smile of the parrot / A little drop of claret - anything that rocks "Reasons to be Cheerful, Part 3" - Ian Dury & the Blockheads
Memorial Gymnasium (TN) · December 8, 2022
Betting Lines
Spread VAN -3.0 Away covered
O/U 137.5 Over
Money VAN -165 / PITT +140
Model Predictions
Spread Total VAN win
Actual VAN +1 149 Won
Massey VAN -3.2 (-2.2) — —
Massey Totals — 136.7 (+12.3) —
Bradley-Terry — — 59% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 51% ✓
Baseline Plus ML VAN -2.5 (-1.5) 136.1 (+12.9) 55% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ VAN -3.8 (-2.8) 136.1 (+12.9) 54% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML VAN -3.0 (-2.0) 137.6 (+11.4) 58% ✓
Baseline ML VAN -3.2 (-2.2) 137.9 (+11.1) 56% ✓

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 25, 2021 VAN 68 – 52 PITT

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings VAN PITT
Overall 22-15 24-12
Conference 11-7 14-6
Home 14-6 14-3
Away 5-6 7-5
Neutral 3-3 3-4
Last 5 3-2 5-0
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 71.9 75.1
Avg Pts Against 71.5 69.7
Massey 3.2 (#115) 5.3 (#88)
Bradley-Terry 0.46 (#138) 1.19 (#83)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.98 (#123) 2.19 (#66)
RPI 0.531 (#129) 0.557 (#92)
Shooting & Four Factors VAN PITT
FG% 43.8% 43.9%
3PT% 34.4% 32.8%
REB / G 36.0 39.3
OREB / G 9.2 11.6
AST / TO 0.93 0.99
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 50.5% 51.3%
TOV% 19.2% 20.5%
ORB% 25.6% 32.9%
FT Rate 16.0% 25.0%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 46.7% 45.9%
Opp TOV% 17.1% 17.5%
DRB% 75.6% 72.0%
Opp FT Rate 23.0% 19.6%

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