Oh workers can you stand it, oh tell me how you can? Will you be a lousy scab or will you be a man? "Which Side Are You On?" - Pete Seeger
Southeastern Conference · Memorial Gymnasium (TN) · January 14, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread ARK -4.5 Home covered
O/U 140.0 Over
Model Predictions
Spread Total VAN win
Actual VAN +13 181 Won
Massey ARK -5.0 (+18.0) — —
Massey Totals — 141.7 (+39.3) —
Bradley-Terry — — 27% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 18% ✗
Baseline Plus ML ARK -3.2 (+16.2) 144.4 (+36.6) 43% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ ARK -2.6 (+15.6) 143.9 (+37.1) 40% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML ARK -3.9 (+16.9) 142.9 (+38.1) 35% ✗
Baseline ML ARK -3.5 (+16.5) 143.8 (+37.2) 41% ✗

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

Last 5 Meetings

Mar 15, 2026 ARK 86 – 75 VAN
Jan 21, 2026 ARK 93 – 68 VAN
Mar 5, 2025 ARK 90 – 77 VAN
Mar 13, 2024 ARK 90 – 85 VAN
Feb 28, 2024 VAN 85 – 82 ARK

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings VAN ARK
Overall 22-15 22-14
Conference 11-7 8-10
Home 14-6 14-3
Away 5-6 2-8
Neutral 3-3 6-3
Last 5 3-2 2-3
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 71.9 74.1
Avg Pts Against 71.5 67.9
Massey 4.5 (#100) 13.5 (#16)
Bradley-Terry 0.47 (#133) 2.14 (#31)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.43 (#146) 2.76 (#28)
RPI 0.536 (#118) 0.632 (#14)
Shooting & Four Factors VAN ARK
FG% 43.3% 47.2%
3PT% 32.5% 28.4%
REB / G 37.9 36.6
OREB / G 11.8 10.2
AST / TO 1.01 1.01
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 50.2% 51.1%
TOV% 18.3% 18.1%
ORB% 32.3% 30.4%
FT Rate 20.0% 27.5%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 47.5% 46.8%
Opp TOV% 15.7% 23.0%
DRB% 73.4% 76.9%
Opp FT Rate 22.6% 24.2%

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