They were all in love with dying, they we're doing it in Texas. "Pepper" - Butthole Surfers
Siegel Center · December 22, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread VCU -16.5 Home covered
O/U 155.5 Over
Money VCU -3000 / W&M +1200
Model Predictions
Spread Total VCU win
Actual VCU +20 160 Won
Massey VCU -16.9 (+3.1)
Massey Totals 156.1 (+3.9)
Bradley-Terry 92%
Weighted B-T 95%
Baseline Plus ML VCU -17.8 (+2.2) 149.7 (+10.3) 88%
Baseline ML VCU -16.5 (+3.5) 149.2 (+10.8) 88%
Baseline Tuned ML VCU -16.3 (+3.7) 151.0 (+9.0) 88%
Efficiency Plus ML VCU -17.5 (+2.5) 154.8 (+5.2) 89%

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

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings VCU W&M
Overall 28-7 17-15
Conference 15-3 11-7
Home 15-1 12-2
Away 7-3 4-11
Neutral 6-3 1-2
Last 5 4-1 2-3
Streak L1 L4
Avg Pts For 76.2 76.5
Avg Pts Against 63.0 78.5
Massey 9.3 (#61) -3.3 (#223)
Bradley-Terry 0.80 (#113) -0.87 (#252)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.36 (#94) -0.67 (#216)
RPI 0.543 (#104) 0.431 (#294)
Shooting & Four Factors VCU W&M
FG% 43.7% 45.5%
3PT% 32.5% 33.4%
REB / G 36.7 35.0
OREB / G 11.2 10.6
AST / TO 1.21 1.18
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 52.0% 54.5%
TOV% 18.1% 18.4%
ORB% 31.5% 30.3%
FT Rate 26.2% 28.1%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 43.1% 55.1%
Opp TOV% 22.3% 16.8%
DRB% 70.4% 68.5%
Opp FT Rate 25.8% 28.4%

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