This will be our year, took a long time to come "This Will Be Our Year" - The Zombies
Southern Conference · Pete Hanna Center · January 15, 2022
Betting Lines
Spread SAM -2.0 Away covered
O/U 148.0 Over
Model Predictions
Spread Total SAM win
Actual ETSU +3 173 Lost
Massey SAM -2.4 (-5.4) — —
Massey Totals — 142.9 (+30.1) —
Bradley-Terry — — 72% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 68% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ SAM -0.9 (-3.9) 146.5 (+26.5) 60% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML SAM -2.1 (-5.1) 145.0 (+28.0) 62% ✗
Baseline ML SAM -1.3 (-4.3) 145.3 (+27.7) 60% ✗
Baseline Plus ML SAM -1.5 (-4.5) 144.9 (+28.1) 60% ✗

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

Last 5 Meetings

Feb 14, 2026 SAM 82 – 72 ETSU
Jan 17, 2026 ETSU 76 – 75 SAM
Feb 8, 2025 ETSU 66 – 59 SAM
Jan 18, 2025 ETSU 65 – 60 SAM
Mar 11, 2024 SAM 76 – 69 ETSU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings SAM ETSU
Overall 21-11 15-17
Conference 10-8 7-11
Home 13-2 8-6
Away 5-8 4-10
Neutral 3-1 3-1
Last 5 2-3 2-3
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 73.2 70.8
Avg Pts Against 74.4 73.2
Massey -2.4 (#221) -0.9 (#189)
Bradley-Terry 0.74 (#108) 0.47 (#135)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.42 (#147) 0.42 (#146)
RPI 0.523 (#127) 0.528 (#118)
Shooting & Four Factors SAM ETSU
FG% 42.2% 43.4%
3PT% 30.6% 33.7%
REB / G 36.0 35.2
OREB / G 11.4 11.1
AST / TO 0.81 0.98
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 49.5% 50.7%
TOV% 20.8% 19.6%
ORB% 31.5% 31.5%
FT Rate 19.3% 12.4%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 52.0% 50.3%
Opp TOV% 18.6% 17.1%
DRB% 72.7% 66.6%
Opp FT Rate 23.8% 18.9%

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