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
The Citadel Bulldogs
69 – 75
FINAL Conference
VMI Keydets
Southern Conference · McAlister Field House · February 3, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread CIT -5.5 Away covered
O/U 138.5 Over
Money CIT -225 / VMI +225
Model Predictions
Spread Total CIT win
Actual VMI +6 144 Lost
Massey CIT -6.4 (-12.4) — —
Massey Totals — 143.7 (+0.3) —
Bradley-Terry — — 89% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 93% ✗
Baseline Plus ML CIT -5.4 (-11.4) 138.7 (+5.3) 67% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ CIT -3.3 (-9.3) 138.9 (+5.1) 55% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML CIT -5.3 (-11.3) 139.6 (+4.4) 70% ✗
Baseline ML CIT -5.5 (-11.5) 141.2 (+2.8) 69% ✗

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

Last 5 Meetings

Jan 30, 2026 CIT 80 – 56 VMI
Jan 18, 2026 CIT 82 – 68 VMI
Mar 8, 2025 VMI 73 – 62 CIT
Feb 8, 2025 VMI 82 – 70 CIT
Jan 18, 2025 VMI 75 – 70 CIT

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings CIT VMI
Overall 10-22 7-25
Conference 5-13 2-16
Home 5-9 6-8
Away 4-11 1-14
Neutral 1-2 0-3
Last 5 2-3 0-5
Streak L4 L2
Avg Pts For 66.1 65.7
Avg Pts Against 74.5 78.4
Massey -8.7 (#317) -11.5 (#343)
Bradley-Terry -1.46 (#302) -2.91 (#355)
W. Bradley-Terry -1.66 (#296) -3.44 (#355)
RPI 0.428 (#306) 0.374 (#353)
Shooting & Four Factors CIT VMI
FG% 43.1% 41.3%
3PT% 32.9% 35.8%
REB / G 31.2 34.4
OREB / G 6.6 10.2
AST / TO 0.99 0.73
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 49.5% 48.8%
TOV% 17.4% 21.3%
ORB% 19.7% 29.4%
FT Rate 22.5% 15.4%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 51.1% 54.9%
Opp TOV% 16.7% 15.4%
DRB% 69.0% 72.2%
Opp FT Rate 26.0% 22.3%

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