Virgil Cain is my name and I served on the Danville train. "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down"-The Band
UPMC Events Center · December 21, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread RMU -7.5 Home covered
O/U 143.5 Over
Money RMU -380 / SFPA +290
Model Predictions
Spread Total RMU win
Actual RMU +13 167 Won
Massey RMU -9.0 (+4.0)
Massey Totals 140.2 (+26.8)
Bradley-Terry 78%
Weighted B-T 82%
Efficiency Plus ML RMU -7.8 (+5.2) 140.9 (+26.1) 83%
Baseline Tuned ML RMU -6.8 (+6.2) 141.1 (+25.9) 74%
Baseline ML RMU -7.0 (+6.0) 142.5 (+24.5) 75%
Baseline Plus ML RMU -6.7 (+6.3) 140.7 (+26.3) 74%

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 20, 2025 RMU 7970 SFPA
Dec 21, 2023 RMU 7573 SFPA
Dec 22, 2022 RMU 7766 SFPA
Dec 23, 2021 RMU 7567 SFPA

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings RMU SFPA
Overall 26-9 16-18
Conference 15-5 8-8
Home 16-2 10-4
Away 8-6 6-13
Neutral 2-1 0-1
Last 5 2-3 1-4
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 76.9 68.0
Avg Pts Against 71.6 73.4
Massey -4.1 (#237) -8.9 (#309)
Bradley-Terry -0.35 (#202) -0.80 (#252)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.62 (#214) -1.27 (#257)
RPI 0.468 (#236) 0.491 (#188)
Shooting & Four Factors RMU SFPA
FG% 40.2% 42.0%
3PT% 30.0% 32.7%
REB / G 37.2 30.8
OREB / G 11.9 8.2
AST / TO 0.86 0.90
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 45.7% 49.1%
TOV% 19.8% 20.6%
ORB% 31.8% 23.4%
FT Rate 27.6% 13.8%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 51.0% 56.6%
Opp TOV% 18.4% 16.3%
DRB% 78.3% 68.9%
Opp FT Rate 25.7% 22.3%

Game Analysis

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