Why don't you get back into bed. "Reasons to be Cheerful, Part 3" - Ian Dury & the Blockheads
Western Carolina Catamounts
76 – 80 OT
FINAL Conference
VMI Keydets
Southern Conference · Ramsey Center · February 1, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread VMI -1.5 Away covered
O/U 144.5 Over
Money WCU +105 / VMI -125
Model Predictions
Spread Total WCU win
Actual VMI +4 156 Lost
Massey VMI -5.3 (+1.3) — —
Massey Totals — 144.0 (+12.0) —
Bradley-Terry — — 38% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 22% ✓
Baseline Plus ML VMI -6.7 (+2.7) 140.9 (+15.1) 23% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ VMI -3.7 (-0.3) 142.4 (+13.6) 38% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML VMI -5.8 (+1.8) 139.3 (+16.7) 26% ✓
Baseline ML VMI -5.6 (+1.6) 138.4 (+17.6) 24% ✓

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 WCU 81 – 62 VMI
Jan 24, 2026 WCU 88 – 58 VMI
Jan 15, 2025 VMI 66 – 50 WCU
Feb 24, 2024 WCU 84 – 51 VMI
Jan 27, 2024 WCU 102 – 77 VMI

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings WCU VMI
Overall 8-22 15-19
Conference 4-14 7-11
Home 7-7 7-7
Away 1-14 5-10
Neutral 0-1 3-2
Last 5 1-4 4-1
Streak L5 L1
Avg Pts For 67.1 69.1
Avg Pts Against 80.6 75.5
Massey -15.8 (#356) -7.3 (#281)
Bradley-Terry -2.40 (#338) -1.33 (#284)
W. Bradley-Terry -3.20 (#347) -1.27 (#255)
RPI 0.418 (#315) 0.442 (#277)
Shooting & Four Factors WCU VMI
FG% 36.7% 41.6%
3PT% 27.1% 32.4%
REB / G 35.9 31.8
OREB / G 9.9 9.1
AST / TO 0.67 0.95
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 43.3% 49.0%
TOV% 20.6% 18.0%
ORB% 25.7% 26.4%
FT Rate 19.6% 28.4%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 53.0% 55.1%
Opp TOV% 15.4% 18.7%
DRB% 70.9% 67.0%
Opp FT Rate 25.4% 18.2%

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