They headed down to old El Paso; thats's where they ran into a great big hassle. "Take the Money and Run" - The Steve Miller Band
Siegel Center · December 22, 2020
Betting Lines
Spread VCU -20.0 Away covered
O/U 143.0 Over
Money VCU -3500 / JMU +1400
Model Predictions
Spread Total VCU win
Actual VCU +1 163 Won
Massey VCU -23.7 (-22.7) — —
Massey Totals — 143.4 (+19.6) —
Bradley-Terry — — 99% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 100% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML VCU -19.5 (-18.5) 143.0 (+20.0) 91% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ VCU -16.2 (-15.2) 141.7 (+21.3) 90% ✓
Baseline Plus ML VCU -21.6 (-20.6) 143.1 (+19.9) 90% ✓
Baseline ML VCU -22.2 (-21.2) 141.5 (+21.5) 90% ✓

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 JMU
Overall 19-7 13-7
Conference 10-4 8-2
Home 12-2 10-4
Away 5-3 3-3
Neutral 2-3 0-0
Last 5 4-1 1-2
Streak L2 L2
Avg Pts For 69.0 75.0
Avg Pts Against 62.8 71.9
Massey 13.9 (#17) -5.3 (#250)
Bradley-Terry 2.39 (#30) -1.52 (#262)
W. Bradley-Terry 4.08 (#23) -2.45 (#268)
RPI 0.631 (#30) 0.435 (#234)
Shooting & Four Factors VCU JMU
FG% 48.3% 38.8%
3PT% 35.1% 29.9%
REB / G 34.1 34.0
OREB / G 8.6 10.3
AST / TO 1.01 0.72
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 55.0% 45.8%
TOV% 20.6% 18.8%
ORB% 27.8% 27.7%
FT Rate 26.9% 32.1%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 43.8% 50.6%
Opp TOV% 25.4% 20.7%
DRB% 68.9% 71.0%
Opp FT Rate 24.3% 34.8%

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