Virgil Cain is my name and I served on the Danville train. "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down"-The Band
Metro Conference · Gallagher Center · February 25, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread NIA -1.5 Home covered
O/U 124.5 Over
Money NIA -110 / FAIR +110
Model Predictions
Spread Total NIA win
Actual NIA +8 144 Won
Massey NIA -3.2 (+4.8) — —
Massey Totals — 122.1 (+21.9) —
Bradley-Terry — — 76% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 73% ✓
Baseline Plus ML NIA -1.7 (+6.3) 130.0 (+14.0) 57% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ NIA -1.4 (+6.6) 128.3 (+15.7) 52% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML NIA -1.8 (+6.2) 128.5 (+15.5) 57% ✓
Baseline ML NIA -2.4 (+5.6) 128.8 (+15.2) 57% ✓

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 23, 2026 FAIR 62 – 61 NIA
Jan 4, 2026 FAIR 83 – 75 NIA
Jan 17, 2025 FAIR 70 – 66 NIA
Feb 17, 2024 NIA 65 – 63 FAIR
Jan 13, 2024 NIA 96 – 72 FAIR

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings NIA FAIR
Overall 16-15 13-18
Conference 10-10 9-11
Home 9-4 7-6
Away 4-10 4-10
Neutral 3-1 2-2
Last 5 2-3 2-3
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 64.2 64.2
Avg Pts Against 66.4 66.7
Massey -4.4 (#246) -4.0 (#236)
Bradley-Terry -0.51 (#225) -1.02 (#269)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.87 (#242) -1.13 (#261)
RPI 0.479 (#218) 0.468 (#241)
Shooting & Four Factors NIA FAIR
FG% 43.7% 40.4%
3PT% 33.9% 27.6%
REB / G 30.4 33.8
OREB / G 7.8 10.2
AST / TO 0.90 0.75
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 49.6% 45.4%
TOV% 18.4% 18.2%
ORB% 25.6% 29.3%
FT Rate 22.1% 28.0%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 49.0% 48.5%
Opp TOV% 16.5% 18.2%
DRB% 72.0% 70.6%
Opp FT Rate 24.0% 20.1%

Game Analysis

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