We need the funk. "Give Up the Funk" - Parliament
Southeastern Conference · Memorial Gymnasium (TN) · January 8, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread MSST -2.5 Away covered
O/U 153.5 Under
Money VAN +110 / MSST -130
Model Predictions
Spread Total VAN win
Actual MSST +12 140 Lost
Massey VAN -1.0 (-13.0) — —
Massey Totals — 161.9 (-21.9) —
Bradley-Terry — — 40% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 27% ✓
Baseline Plus ML VAN -0.8 (-12.8) 154.6 (-14.6) 46% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ VAN -0.2 (-12.2) 150.9 (-10.9) 45% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML VAN -0.6 (-12.6) 153.3 (-13.3) 52% ✗
Baseline ML VAN -2.1 (-14.1) 151.4 (-11.4) 48% ✓

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 24, 2026 VAN 88 – 56 MSST
Jan 20, 2024 MSST 68 – 55 VAN
Mar 5, 2023 VAN 77 – 72 MSST
Feb 26, 2022 MSST 74 – 69 VAN
Feb 13, 2021 VAN 72 – 51 MSST

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings VAN MSST
Overall 20-13 21-13
Conference 8-10 8-10
Home 14-3 10-5
Away 3-7 6-5
Neutral 3-3 5-3
Last 5 5-0 5-0
Streak L4 L2
Avg Pts For 78.9 79.5
Avg Pts Against 74.3 74.2
Massey 14.3 (#31) 17.3 (#18)
Bradley-Terry 2.66 (#32) 3.83 (#7)
W. Bradley-Terry 3.13 (#37) 4.97 (#7)
RPI 0.571 (#63) 0.627 (#26)
Shooting & Four Factors VAN MSST
FG% 48.7% 47.6%
3PT% 33.3% 34.1%
REB / G 37.1 39.5
OREB / G 11.6 13.5
AST / TO 1.65 1.86
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 55.7% 54.5%
TOV% 13.4% 13.6%
ORB% 33.1% 36.1%
FT Rate 26.1% 21.1%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 47.8% 47.9%
Opp TOV% 22.8% 21.2%
DRB% 71.9% 72.1%
Opp FT Rate 22.6% 25.3%

Game Analysis

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