He just grinned and shook my hand, "No" was all he said. "The Weight" - The Band
Saint Louis Billikens
78 – 69
FINAL Conference
VCU Rams
Atlantic 10 Conference · Chaifetz Arena · January 29, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread VCU -5.5 Home covered
O/U 145.5 Over
Money SLU +210 / VCU -250
Model Predictions
Spread Total SLU win
Actual SLU +9 147 Won
Massey VCU -6.5 (+15.5) — —
Massey Totals — 138.1 (+8.9) —
Bradley-Terry — — 36% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 24% ✗
Baseline Plus ML VCU -5.2 (+14.2) 136.6 (+10.4) 34% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ VCU -5.9 (+14.9) 138.8 (+8.2) 28% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML VCU -4.6 (+13.6) 135.6 (+11.4) 32% ✗
Baseline ML VCU -5.0 (+14.0) 135.1 (+11.9) 36% ✗

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 21, 2026 SLU 88 – 75 VCU
Jan 8, 2026 SLU 71 – 62 VCU
Jan 15, 2025 VCU 78 – 62 SLU
Feb 17, 2024 VCU 95 – 85 SLU
Jan 20, 2024 VCU 85 – 61 SLU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings SLU VCU
Overall 19-15 28-7
Conference 11-7 15-3
Home 14-3 15-1
Away 4-9 7-3
Neutral 1-3 6-3
Last 5 3-2 5-0
Streak L2 L1
Avg Pts For 73.6 76.2
Avg Pts Against 72.6 63.0
Massey 2.2 (#125) 12.0 (#47)
Bradley-Terry 0.49 (#129) 1.64 (#60)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.69 (#122) 2.51 (#51)
RPI 0.541 (#105) 0.583 (#50)
Shooting & Four Factors SLU VCU
FG% 47.2% 44.1%
3PT% 33.5% 32.7%
REB / G 35.2 37.7
OREB / G 7.7 12.8
AST / TO 1.20 1.33
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 55.5% 51.8%
TOV% 18.4% 17.0%
ORB% 23.9% 35.0%
FT Rate 21.5% 23.6%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 47.9% 45.1%
Opp TOV% 14.6% 22.2%
DRB% 71.5% 70.2%
Opp FT Rate 17.7% 24.1%

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