The juice of the carrot, the smile of the parrot / A little drop of claret - anything that rocks "Reasons to be Cheerful, Part 3" - Ian Dury & the Blockheads
Virginia Tech Hokies
55 75
FINAL ACC/Big Ten Challenge
Penn State Nittany Lions
Cassell Coliseum · December 9, 2020
Betting Lines
Spread VT -5.5 Away covered
O/U 141.5 Under
Money VT -240 / PSU +200
Model Predictions
Spread Total VT win
Actual PSU +20 130 Lost
Massey VT -12.2 (-32.2)
Massey Totals 158.5 (-28.5)
Bradley-Terry 100%
Weighted B-T 100%
Baseline Plus ML VT -9.5 (-29.5) 151.3 (-21.3) 73%
Baseline ML VT -10.6 (-30.6) 150.0 (-20.0) 72%
Baseline Tuned ML VT -10.8 (-30.8) 150.9 (-20.9) 83%
Efficiency Plus ML VT -7.0 (-27.0) 143.0 (-13.0) 64%

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

Last 5 Meetings

Nov 16, 2024 PSU 8664 VT
Nov 18, 2022 VT 6159 PSU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings VT PSU
Overall 15-7 11-14
Conference 9-4 7-12
Home 10-2 7-5
Away 3-3 3-8
Neutral 2-2 1-1
Last 5 4-0 2-1
Streak L2 L1
Avg Pts For 72.0 72.6
Avg Pts Against 66.0 73.0
Massey 8.7 (#41) 3.6 (#89)
Bradley-Terry 4.12 (#1) -0.06 (#157)
W. Bradley-Terry 7.12 (#1) 0.34 (#134)
RPI 0.694 (#24) 0.549 (#97)
Shooting & Four Factors VT PSU
FG% 45.8% 43.3%
3PT% 33.7% 34.4%
REB / G 36.5 38.0
OREB / G 9.8 13.3
AST / TO 1.17 1.15
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 52.4% 51.5%
TOV% 16.9% 17.9%
ORB% 30.5% 34.5%
FT Rate 26.4% 20.2%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 44.9% 53.2%
Opp TOV% 16.7% 23.0%
DRB% 76.4% 71.8%
Opp FT Rate 21.9% 30.0%

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