In North Carolina way back in the hills, there lived my pappy and he had him a still. "White Lightning" - The Big Bopper
Sun Belt Conference · Chartway Arena · December 31, 2022
Betting Lines
Spread ODU -0.5 Home covered
O/U 134.5 Over
Money ODU -110 / UL +110
Model Predictions
Spread Total ODU win
Actual ODU +4 136 Won
Massey ODU -3.6 (+0.4) — —
Massey Totals — 147.9 (-11.9) —
Bradley-Terry — — 50% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 42% ✗
Baseline Plus ML ODU -1.8 (+2.2) 144.8 (-8.8) 62% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ ODU -1.6 (+2.4) 142.3 (-6.3) 59% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML ODU -2.0 (+2.0) 144.8 (-8.8) 63% ✓
Baseline ML ODU -1.6 (+2.4) 145.2 (-9.2) 62% ✓

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

Last 5 Meetings

Feb 16, 2026 ODU 83 – 72 UL
Mar 6, 2025 ODU 67 – 49 UL
Jan 10, 2025 ODU 71 – 60 UL
Feb 16, 2024 UL 68 – 60 ODU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings ODU UL
Overall 19-12 26-8
Conference 11-7 13-5
Home 12-4 14-0
Away 6-5 7-7
Neutral 1-3 5-1
Last 5 4-1 3-2
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 66.7 74.9
Avg Pts Against 66.5 70.1
Massey 0.2 (#168) 1.3 (#146)
Bradley-Terry 0.32 (#151) 1.19 (#83)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.30 (#153) 1.63 (#83)
RPI 0.542 (#102) 0.562 (#73)
Shooting & Four Factors ODU UL
FG% 43.5% 46.4%
3PT% 34.1% 36.0%
REB / G 36.7 34.7
OREB / G 12.6 11.2
AST / TO 1.04 1.12
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 47.7% 52.3%
TOV% 16.2% 18.0%
ORB% 34.3% 32.7%
FT Rate 21.6% 22.3%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 50.2% 52.5%
Opp TOV% 19.8% 19.5%
DRB% 73.0% 71.9%
Opp FT Rate 24.0% 22.2%

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