In North Carolina way back in the hills, there lived my pappy and he had him a still. "White Lightning" - The Big Bopper
Southeastern Conference · Memorial Gymnasium (TN) · January 8, 2022
Betting Lines
Spread VAN -8.0 Away covered
O/U 140.0 Over
Model Predictions
Spread Total VAN win
Actual SC +2 142 Lost
Massey VAN -7.6 (-9.6) — —
Massey Totals — 129.6 (+12.4) —
Bradley-Terry — — 70% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 68% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ VAN -5.6 (-7.6) 136.6 (+5.4) 70% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML VAN -5.1 (-7.1) 135.0 (+7.0) 72% ✗
Baseline ML VAN -5.9 (-7.9) 135.9 (+6.1) 71% ✗
Baseline Plus ML VAN -6.2 (-8.2) 137.6 (+4.4) 71% ✗

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 3, 2026 VAN 83 – 71 SC
Jan 15, 2025 VAN 66 – 63 SC
Feb 10, 2024 SC 75 – 60 VAN
Feb 14, 2023 VAN 75 – 64 SC
Jan 4, 2023 VAN 84 – 79 SC

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings VAN SC
Overall 19-17 18-13
Conference 7-11 9-9
Home 11-8 12-4
Away 5-8 4-7
Neutral 3-1 2-2
Last 5 4-1 3-2
Streak L1 L2
Avg Pts For 70.8 69.7
Avg Pts Against 67.8 70.9
Massey 7.3 (#69) 3.8 (#113)
Bradley-Terry 1.27 (#72) 1.13 (#84)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.12 (#105) 1.14 (#104)
RPI 0.539 (#105) 0.563 (#75)
Shooting & Four Factors VAN SC
FG% 40.8% 42.7%
3PT% 30.3% 32.5%
REB / G 36.8 39.7
OREB / G 12.1 13.2
AST / TO 0.87 0.77
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 47.6% 48.1%
TOV% 18.3% 21.7%
ORB% 32.6% 35.3%
FT Rate 25.2% 19.5%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 46.6% 44.7%
Opp TOV% 24.2% 22.1%
DRB% 72.7% 67.3%
Opp FT Rate 22.0% 27.6%

Game Analysis

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