I've never done bad things. "Ashes to Ashes" - David Bowie
Siegel Center · December 5, 2020
Betting Lines
Spread VCU -14.0 Home covered
O/U 132.5 Under
Money VCU -1600 / MSM +900
Model Predictions
Spread Total VCU win
Actual VCU +18 102 Won
Massey VCU -13.0 (+5.0) — —
Massey Totals — 138.8 (-36.8) —
Bradley-Terry — — 88% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 93% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML VCU -8.0 (+10.0) 138.7 (-36.7) 77% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ VCU -5.9 (+12.1) 130.1 (-28.1) 74% ✓
Baseline Plus ML VCU -9.0 (+9.0) 134.5 (-32.5) 80% ✓
Baseline ML VCU -8.1 (+9.9) 139.1 (-37.1) 78% ✓

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

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings VCU MSM
Overall 19-7 12-11
Conference 10-4 9-7
Home 12-2 6-3
Away 5-3 6-6
Neutral 2-3 0-2
Last 5 2-2 1-2
Streak L2 L1
Avg Pts For 69.0 63.2
Avg Pts Against 62.8 62.2
Massey 6.9 (#48) 3.3 (#89)
Bradley-Terry 1.03 (#64) 0.84 (#78)
W. Bradley-Terry 2.09 (#46) 1.57 (#66)
RPI 0.616 (#54) 0.651 (#39)
Shooting & Four Factors VCU MSM
FG% 43.8% 42.5%
3PT% 29.8% 33.8%
REB / G 32.8 30.7
OREB / G 9.2 9.0
AST / TO 0.84 0.89
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 49.5% 49.7%
TOV% 21.6% 19.4%
ORB% 27.8% 26.7%
FT Rate 33.3% 19.4%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 45.4% 53.5%
Opp TOV% 24.8% 17.7%
DRB% 61.4% 76.5%
Opp FT Rate 26.6% 24.8%

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