We are like Greeks. We are like Romans. / Centaurs and monkeys just cluster 'round us "Nemesis" - Shriekback
Southeastern Conference · Memorial Gymnasium (TN) · January 23, 2021
Betting Lines
Spread ARK -9.5 Away covered
O/U 153.5 Over
Money VAN +400 / ARK -400
Model Predictions
Spread Total VAN win
Actual ARK +21 163 Lost
Massey ARK -11.2 (-9.8) — —
Massey Totals — 155.1 (+7.9) —
Bradley-Terry — — 10% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 8% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML ARK -9.4 (-11.6) 153.9 (+9.1) 20% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ ARK -9.2 (-11.8) 152.2 (+10.8) 26% ✓
Baseline Plus ML ARK -10.8 (-10.2) 156.5 (+6.5) 19% ✓
Baseline ML ARK -10.7 (-10.3) 154.2 (+8.8) 20% ✓

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

Last 5 Meetings

Mar 15, 2026 ARK 86 – 75 VAN
Jan 21, 2026 ARK 93 – 68 VAN
Mar 5, 2025 ARK 90 – 77 VAN
Mar 13, 2024 ARK 90 – 85 VAN
Feb 28, 2024 VAN 85 – 82 ARK

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings VAN ARK
Overall 9-16 25-7
Conference 3-13 13-4
Home 6-7 16-1
Away 2-8 5-4
Neutral 1-1 4-2
Last 5 1-4 2-3
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 71.8 81.4
Avg Pts Against 72.4 70.8
Massey 0.1 (#163) 14.1 (#21)
Bradley-Terry -0.68 (#221) 1.98 (#51)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.41 (#194) 2.61 (#53)
RPI 0.433 (#268) 0.588 (#48)
Shooting & Four Factors VAN ARK
FG% 42.6% 44.5%
3PT% 34.2% 33.9%
REB / G 36.4 42.1
OREB / G 11.3 13.5
AST / TO 1.01 1.14
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 50.7% 51.0%
TOV% 19.4% 16.9%
ORB% 31.1% 33.9%
FT Rate 22.5% 23.3%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 51.4% 47.2%
Opp TOV% 17.7% 20.0%
DRB% 74.9% 75.4%
Opp FT Rate 25.4% 22.0%

Game Analysis

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