The tide is high, but I'm holding on. "The Tide is High" - Blondie
Sun Belt Conference · Mitchell Center · January 11, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread USA -13.5 Away covered
O/U 135.5 Under
Money USA -1800 / ODU +900
Model Predictions
Spread Total USA win
Actual ODU +8 134 Lost
Massey USA -21.7 (-29.7)
Massey Totals 133.9 (+0.1)
Bradley-Terry 95%
Weighted B-T 98%
Baseline Plus ML USA -17.0 (-25.0) 133.0 (+1.0) 89%
Efficiency Plus ML USA -14.5 (-22.5) 136.4 (-2.4) 86%
Baseline Tuned ML USA -15.8 (-23.8) 131.6 (+2.4) 89%
Baseline ML USA -17.6 (-25.6) 132.6 (+1.4) 89%

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

Last 5 Meetings

Dec 31, 2023 USA 6159 ODU
Jan 27, 2023 ODU 6664 USA

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings USA ODU
Overall 21-11 15-20
Conference 13-5 8-10
Home 13-4 7-9
Away 8-6 5-7
Neutral 0-1 3-4
Last 5 4-1 3-2
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 71.1 67.4
Avg Pts Against 65.5 72.8
Massey 5.9 (#84) -11.8 (#340)
Bradley-Terry 0.71 (#112) -1.48 (#298)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.28 (#91) -1.60 (#285)
RPI 0.522 (#130) 0.425 (#304)
Shooting & Four Factors USA ODU
FG% 44.8% 39.8%
3PT% 33.2% 27.8%
REB / G 34.5 38.1
OREB / G 9.0 14.4
AST / TO 1.62 0.90
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 53.2% 44.6%
TOV% 14.7% 18.1%
ORB% 27.3% 35.3%
FT Rate 22.7% 20.9%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 48.0% 52.2%
Opp TOV% 21.5% 15.4%
DRB% 69.6% 67.2%
Opp FT Rate 15.3% 26.9%

Game Analysis

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