The tide is high, but I'm holding on. "The Tide is High" - Blondie
Memphis Tigers
59 – 70
FINAL Neutral Crossover Classic
VCU Rams
Sanford Pentagon (Neutral) · November 28, 2020
Betting Lines
Spread MEM -5.5 Away covered
O/U 144.0 Under
Money MEM -250 / VCU +210
Model Predictions
Spread Total MEM win
Actual VCU +11 129 Lost
Massey MEM -3.3 (-14.3) — —
Massey Totals — 145.8 (-16.8) —
Bradley-Terry — — 55% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 71% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML MEM -1.5 (-12.5) 141.3 (-12.3) 59% ✗
Baseline ML MEM -1.8 (-12.8) 142.7 (-13.7) 57% ✗
Baseline Plus ML MEM -2.2 (-13.2) 145.8 (-16.8) 55% ✗

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 7, 2023 MEM 85 – 80 VCU
Nov 20, 2022 MEM 62 – 47 VCU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings MEM VCU
Overall 20-8 19-7
Conference 11-4 10-4
Home 10-1 12-2
Away 4-3 5-3
Neutral 6-4 2-3
Last 5 1-1 1-1
Streak W4 L2
Avg Pts For 72.4 69.0
Avg Pts Against 62.7 62.8
Massey 4.3 (#54) 1.0 (#92)
Bradley-Terry 0.58 (#46) 0.38 (#89)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.40 (#37) 0.50 (#89)
RPI 0.604 (#28) 0.604 (#28)
Shooting & Four Factors MEM VCU
FG% 42.1% 43.6%
3PT% 44.4% 28.9%
REB / G 36.5 31.0
OREB / G 9.5 10.5
AST / TO 1.25 0.93
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 48.1% 49.1%
TOV% 13.8% 19.6%
ORB% 23.2% 30.4%
FT Rate 10.5% 30.8%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 42.9% 46.2%
Opp TOV% 19.6% 26.3%
DRB% 74.0% 53.2%
Opp FT Rate 30.1% 31.1%

Game Analysis

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