Hallelujah, here she comes. "Skateaway" - Dire Straits
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% ✓
Baseline Plus ML VMI -3.7 (-1.3) 132.1 (+12.9) 27% ✓
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% ✓

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 80 – 56 VMI
Jan 18, 2026 CIT 82 – 68 VMI
Mar 8, 2025 VMI 73 – 62 CIT
Feb 8, 2025 VMI 82 – 70 CIT
Feb 17, 2024 CIT 76 – 51 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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