I'm not a coward; I've just never been tested. "The Impression That I Get" - The Mighty Mighty Bosstones
The Citadel Bulldogs
75 – 74
FINAL Conference
VMI Keydets
Southern Conference · McAlister Field House · February 20, 2021
Betting Lines
Spread VMI -3.5 Home covered
O/U 167.5 Under
Money CIT +160 / VMI -150
Model Predictions
Spread Total CIT win
Actual CIT +1 149 Won
Massey VMI -3.1 (+4.1) — —
Massey Totals — 172.4 (-23.4) —
Bradley-Terry — — 55% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 55% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML VMI -1.9 (+2.9) 160.9 (-11.9) 44% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ VMI -1.2 (+2.2) 159.7 (-10.7) 56% ✓
Baseline Plus ML VMI -1.9 (+2.9) 159.7 (-10.7) 48% ✗
Baseline ML VMI -2.5 (+3.5) 159.3 (-10.3) 46% ✗

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
Jan 18, 2025 VMI 75 – 70 CIT

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings CIT VMI
Overall 13-12 13-12
Conference 5-11 7-7
Home 11-3 11-1
Away 1-8 1-10
Neutral 1-1 1-1
Last 5 2-3 3-2
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 77.7 77.5
Avg Pts Against 82.3 77.1
Massey -3.5 (#226) 2.1 (#134)
Bradley-Terry -0.24 (#191) -0.01 (#176)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.19 (#180) 0.08 (#164)
RPI 0.477 (#206) 0.502 (#170)
Shooting & Four Factors CIT VMI
FG% 45.2% 45.6%
3PT% 35.3% 38.8%
REB / G 35.4 37.3
OREB / G 8.4 8.1
AST / TO 1.20 1.13
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 53.4% 54.5%
TOV% 17.1% 17.8%
ORB% 23.3% 23.3%
FT Rate 24.6% 22.9%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 52.3% 50.2%
Opp TOV% 13.9% 13.9%
DRB% 72.8% 73.5%
Opp FT Rate 20.6% 17.1%

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