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VMI Keydets
73 – 62
FINAL Neutral Conference SoCon
The Citadel Bulldogs
Southern Conference · Harrah's Cherokee Center (Neutral) · March 8, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread VMI -5.5 Home covered
O/U 139.5 Under
Money VMI -260 / CIT +215
Model Predictions
Spread Total VMI win
Actual VMI +11 135 Won
Massey VMI -7.0 (+4.0) — —
Massey Totals — 137.9 (-2.9) —
Bradley-Terry — — 94% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 95% ✓
Baseline Plus ML VMI -7.8 (+3.2) 138.2 (-3.2) 79% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ VMI -5.3 (+5.7) 138.8 (-3.8) 74% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML VMI -7.1 (+3.9) 138.8 (-3.8) 77% ✓
Baseline ML VMI -6.7 (+4.3) 140.1 (-5.1) 80% ✓

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
Feb 8, 2025 VMI 82 – 70 CIT
Jan 18, 2025 VMI 75 – 70 CIT
Feb 17, 2024 CIT 76 – 51 VMI

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings VMI CIT
Overall 15-19 5-25
Conference 7-11 0-18
Home 7-7 5-12
Away 5-10 0-12
Neutral 3-2 0-1
Last 5 1-4 0-5
Streak L1 L24
Avg Pts For 69.1 63.0
Avg Pts Against 75.5 76.9
Massey -9.0 (#310) -16.0 (#356)
Bradley-Terry -1.37 (#294) -4.09 (#363)
W. Bradley-Terry -1.43 (#272) -4.48 (#361)
RPI 0.434 (#309) 0.351 (#363)
Shooting & Four Factors VMI CIT
FG% 40.5% 40.4%
3PT% 31.3% 29.4%
REB / G 32.2 32.6
OREB / G 8.9 9.8
AST / TO 0.91 0.90
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 48.0% 47.1%
TOV% 17.9% 19.4%
ORB% 25.3% 26.8%
FT Rate 28.8% 20.4%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 55.0% 54.1%
Opp TOV% 17.9% 15.0%
DRB% 68.3% 67.5%
Opp FT Rate 19.3% 24.6%

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