Twenty-one years in captivity / His shoes too small to fit his feet "Nelson Mandela" - The Specials
Southeastern Conference · Memorial Gymnasium (TN) · March 5, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread VAN -7.5 Away covered
O/U 149.5 Over
Money VAN -300 / ARK +250
Model Predictions
Spread Total VAN win
Actual ARK +13 167 Lost
Massey VAN -3.1 (-16.1) — —
Massey Totals — 152.1 (+14.9) —
Bradley-Terry — — 82% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 78% ✗
Baseline Plus ML VAN -3.8 (-16.8) 153.8 (+13.2) 65% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ VAN -3.3 (-16.3) 149.0 (+18.0) 64% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML VAN -3.4 (-16.4) 150.4 (+16.6) 68% ✗
Baseline ML VAN -4.2 (-17.2) 152.0 (+15.0) 61% ✗

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 13, 2024 ARK 90 – 85 VAN
Feb 28, 2024 VAN 85 – 82 ARK
Jan 14, 2023 VAN 97 – 84 ARK

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings VAN ARK
Overall 20-13 22-14
Conference 8-10 8-10
Home 14-3 13-4
Away 3-7 4-6
Neutral 3-3 5-4
Last 5 3-2 2-3
Streak L4 L1
Avg Pts For 78.9 76.8
Avg Pts Against 74.3 71.4
Massey 13.2 (#38) 13.4 (#36)
Bradley-Terry 3.12 (#13) 2.19 (#41)
W. Bradley-Terry 3.39 (#26) 2.81 (#41)
RPI 0.584 (#42) 0.556 (#77)
Shooting & Four Factors VAN ARK
FG% 45.7% 46.2%
3PT% 32.8% 33.1%
REB / G 35.1 34.8
OREB / G 11.9 9.0
AST / TO 1.41 1.25
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 52.3% 52.3%
TOV% 14.5% 16.4%
ORB% 32.7% 26.9%
FT Rate 24.7% 25.3%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 52.9% 48.1%
Opp TOV% 20.3% 18.1%
DRB% 70.4% 71.4%
Opp FT Rate 26.8% 20.7%

Game Analysis

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