Really don't mind if you sit this one out. "Thick as a Brick" - Jethro Tull
Southeastern Conference · Memorial Gymnasium (TN) · January 25, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread UK -2.5 Home covered
O/U 165.5 Under
Money VAN +125 / UK -145
Model Predictions
Spread Total VAN win
Actual VAN +5 143 Won
Massey UK -2.5 (+7.5) — —
Massey Totals — 171.0 (-28.0) —
Bradley-Terry — — 48% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 35% ✗
Baseline Plus ML UK -2.0 (+7.0) 162.3 (-19.3) 46% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ UK -0.8 (+5.8) 161.7 (-18.7) 55% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML UK -0.3 (+5.3) 163.7 (-20.7) 47% ✗
Baseline ML UK -0.5 (+5.5) 160.7 (-17.7) 54% ✓

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 28, 2026 UK 91 – 77 VAN
Jan 28, 2026 VAN 80 – 55 UK
Feb 20, 2025 UK 82 – 61 VAN
Mar 7, 2024 UK 93 – 77 VAN
Feb 7, 2024 UK 109 – 77 VAN

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings VAN UK
Overall 20-13 24-12
Conference 8-10 10-8
Home 14-3 15-3
Away 3-7 4-6
Neutral 3-3 5-3
Last 5 2-3 3-2
Streak L4 L1
Avg Pts For 78.9 84.4
Avg Pts Against 74.3 77.2
Massey 13.2 (#39) 19.1 (#13)
Bradley-Terry 2.76 (#22) 3.44 (#10)
W. Bradley-Terry 2.97 (#34) 4.31 (#11)
RPI 0.583 (#51) 0.648 (#11)
Shooting & Four Factors VAN UK
FG% 46.5% 48.4%
3PT% 33.1% 36.7%
REB / G 35.7 40.7
OREB / G 11.8 11.4
AST / TO 1.45 1.87
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 53.2% 56.3%
TOV% 14.4% 13.6%
ORB% 32.9% 31.3%
FT Rate 25.9% 25.5%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 50.0% 48.0%
Opp TOV% 22.2% 14.7%
DRB% 71.0% 72.4%
Opp FT Rate 25.5% 22.5%

Game Analysis

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