I had 'em all out there steppin' and fetchin' like their heads were on fire and their asses was catchin'. "The Ballad of Uneasy Rider" - Charlie Daniels
Virginia Tech Hokies
61 – 69
FINAL Neutral Upsie NIT Season Tip-Off
Memphis Tigers
Barclays Center (Neutral) · November 25, 2021
Betting Lines
Spread MEM -3.5 Away covered
O/U 139.5 Under
Money VT +140 / MEM -160
Model Predictions
Spread Total VT win
Actual MEM +8 130 Lost
Massey VT -1.5 (-9.5) — —
Massey Totals — 144.1 (-14.1) —
Bradley-Terry — — 94% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 100% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ VT -1.1 (-9.1) 140.6 (-10.6) 48% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML VT -2.8 (-10.8) 141.3 (-11.3) 63% ✗
Baseline ML VT -2.1 (-10.1) 141.3 (-11.3) 52% ✗
Baseline Plus ML VT -4.3 (-12.3) 140.0 (-10.0) 56% ✗

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 VT MEM
Overall 23-13 22-11
Conference 11-9 13-5
Home 11-4 13-2
Away 7-6 5-6
Neutral 5-3 4-3
Last 5 5-0 4-0
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 70.8 75.2
Avg Pts Against 62.8 68.3
Massey 15.9 (#11) 14.4 (#16)
Bradley-Terry 4.19 (#1) 1.47 (#71)
W. Bradley-Terry 7.44 (#1) 2.09 (#78)
RPI 0.553 (#112) 0.625 (#42)
Shooting & Four Factors VT MEM
FG% 50.5% 52.6%
3PT% 42.5% 38.5%
REB / G 37.0 42.5
OREB / G 8.2 12.8
AST / TO 1.37 0.74
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 58.4% 59.2%
TOV% 15.9% 27.2%
ORB% 27.5% 41.1%
FT Rate 16.0% 32.0%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 38.0% 37.9%
Opp TOV% 21.8% 25.4%
DRB% 77.4% 63.3%
Opp FT Rate 12.0% 19.2%

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