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Southern Conference · Pete Hanna Center · January 18, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread SAM -5.5 Away covered
O/U 152.5 Under
Money SAM -270 / ETSU +220
Model Predictions
Spread Total SAM win
Actual ETSU +5 125 Lost
Massey SAM -6.6 (-11.6) — —
Massey Totals — 160.0 (-35.0) —
Bradley-Terry — — 94% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 94% ✗
Baseline Plus ML SAM -5.6 (-10.6) 151.1 (-26.1) 73% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ SAM -6.3 (-11.3) 148.6 (-23.6) 76% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML SAM -6.7 (-11.7) 150.4 (-25.4) 78% ✗
Baseline ML SAM -6.3 (-11.3) 152.1 (-27.1) 74% ✗

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

Last 5 Meetings

Feb 14, 2026 SAM 82 – 72 ETSU
Jan 17, 2026 ETSU 76 – 75 SAM
Feb 8, 2025 ETSU 66 – 59 SAM
Mar 11, 2024 SAM 76 – 69 ETSU
Feb 24, 2024 SAM 87 – 71 ETSU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings SAM ETSU
Overall 22-11 19-13
Conference 12-6 12-6
Home 13-3 13-3
Away 9-7 6-9
Neutral 0-1 0-1
Last 5 5-0 3-2
Streak L3 L1
Avg Pts For 81.5 71.6
Avg Pts Against 76.8 67.4
Massey 4.4 (#102) 1.5 (#139)
Bradley-Terry 1.64 (#59) -0.37 (#205)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.81 (#74) -0.18 (#187)
RPI 0.552 (#83) 0.469 (#227)
Shooting & Four Factors SAM ETSU
FG% 47.7% 44.5%
3PT% 38.4% 35.8%
REB / G 34.6 36.8
OREB / G 12.1 13.8
AST / TO 1.27 1.22
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 57.0% 52.1%
TOV% 18.8% 17.0%
ORB% 34.1% 38.3%
FT Rate 22.0% 20.5%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 52.8% 51.5%
Opp TOV% 22.5% 19.4%
DRB% 64.6% 70.0%
Opp FT Rate 26.7% 26.9%

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