But spirit is something that no one destroys. "The Low Spark of High Heeled Boys" - Traffic
Athletics-Recreation Center · December 18, 2022
Betting Lines
Spread VAL -8.5 Away covered
O/U 136.5 Over
Money VAL -350 / ELON +350
Model Predictions
Spread Total VAL win
Actual VAL +5 137 Won
Massey VAL -7.9 (-2.9) — —
Massey Totals — 141.6 (-4.6) —
Bradley-Terry — — 99% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 100% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ VAL -5.7 (-0.7) 138.6 (-1.6) 63% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML VAL -5.9 (-0.9) 141.4 (-4.4) 70% ✓
Baseline ML VAL -6.8 (-1.8) 140.5 (-3.5) 65% ✓
Baseline Plus ML VAL -6.1 (-1.1) 141.8 (-4.8) 66% ✓

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 29, 2023 ELON 82 – 78 VAL

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings VAL ELON
Overall 11-21 8-24
Conference 5-15 6-12
Home 8-7 5-9
Away 2-12 3-12
Neutral 1-2 0-3
Last 5 1-4 0-5
Streak L5 L3
Avg Pts For 68.1 63.8
Avg Pts Against 74.0 72.2
Massey -9.1 (#319) -12.1 (#341)
Bradley-Terry -1.09 (#276) -4.45 (#361)
W. Bradley-Terry -1.89 (#297) -6.14 (#361)
RPI 0.405 (#319) 0.314 (#361)
Shooting & Four Factors VAL ELON
FG% 42.8% 40.2%
3PT% 26.9% 27.4%
REB / G 34.4 32.0
OREB / G 9.4 8.8
AST / TO 0.89 0.95
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 46.9% 46.2%
TOV% 18.6% 17.8%
ORB% 25.6% 24.2%
FT Rate 16.5% 22.3%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 51.9% 53.1%
Opp TOV% 15.9% 17.1%
DRB% 72.7% 67.9%
Opp FT Rate 27.8% 23.5%

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