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The Citadel Bulldogs
70 75
FINAL Conference
VMI Keydets
Southern Conference · McAlister Field House · January 18, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread VMI -1.5 Away covered
O/U 135.5 Over
Money CIT +100 / VMI -120
Model Predictions
Spread Total CIT win
Actual VMI +5 145 Lost
Massey VMI -2.0 (-3.0)
Massey Totals 134.1 (+10.9)
Bradley-Terry 26%
Weighted B-T 20%
Efficiency Plus ML VMI -2.3 (-2.7) 133.0 (+12.0) 35%
Baseline Tuned ML VMI -3.2 (-1.8) 131.8 (+13.2) 31%
Baseline ML VMI -2.7 (-2.3) 132.7 (+12.3) 29%
Baseline Plus ML VMI -3.7 (-1.3) 132.1 (+12.9) 27%

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

Last 5 Meetings

Jan 30, 2026 CIT 8056 VMI
Jan 18, 2026 CIT 8268 VMI
Mar 8, 2025 VMI 7362 CIT
Feb 8, 2025 VMI 8270 CIT
Feb 17, 2024 CIT 7651 VMI

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings CIT VMI
Overall 5-25 15-19
Conference 0-18 7-11
Home 5-12 7-7
Away 0-12 5-10
Neutral 0-1 3-2
Last 5 0-5 1-4
Streak L24 L1
Avg Pts For 63.0 69.1
Avg Pts Against 76.9 75.5
Massey -14.9 (#351) -9.1 (#312)
Bradley-Terry -3.78 (#361) -2.06 (#329)
W. Bradley-Terry -4.34 (#361) -2.15 (#310)
RPI 0.369 (#351) 0.409 (#325)
Shooting & Four Factors CIT VMI
FG% 41.7% 40.6%
3PT% 30.2% 31.7%
REB / G 33.7 31.9
OREB / G 10.4 9.5
AST / TO 0.76 0.93
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 48.6% 47.7%
TOV% 23.3% 18.6%
ORB% 29.1% 27.1%
FT Rate 17.9% 26.5%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 52.4% 56.5%
Opp TOV% 14.9% 18.6%
DRB% 66.9% 68.3%
Opp FT Rate 25.8% 18.8%

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