We're only making plans for Nigel. "Making Plans for Nigel" - XTC
Southeastern Conference · Bud Walton Arena · March 8, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread ARK -1.5 Away covered
O/U 148.5 Over
Money ARK -120 / MSST +100
Model Predictions
Spread Total ARK win
Actual ARK +1 185 Won
Massey ARK -2.7 (-1.7)
Massey Totals 148.6 (+36.4)
Bradley-Terry 49%
Weighted B-T 53%
Efficiency Plus ML ARK -0.6 (+0.4) 151.2 (+33.8) 59%
Baseline Tuned ML ARK -2.7 (-1.7) 149.6 (+35.4) 65%
Baseline ML ARK -2.9 (-1.9) 151.9 (+33.1) 69%
Baseline Plus ML ARK -3.6 (-2.6) 150.1 (+34.9) 67%

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 7, 2026 ARK 8868 MSST
Feb 17, 2024 MSST 7167 ARK
Feb 11, 2023 MSST 7064 ARK
Feb 6, 2022 ARK 6355 MSST
Dec 29, 2021 MSST 8168 ARK

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings ARK MSST
Overall 22-14 21-13
Conference 8-10 8-10
Home 13-4 10-5
Away 4-6 6-5
Neutral 5-4 5-3
Last 5 3-2 2-3
Streak L1 L2
Avg Pts For 76.8 79.5
Avg Pts Against 71.4 74.2
Massey 13.9 (#36) 14.5 (#32)
Bradley-Terry 2.41 (#37) 3.01 (#14)
W. Bradley-Terry 3.08 (#35) 3.63 (#20)
RPI 0.564 (#64) 0.600 (#25)
Shooting & Four Factors ARK MSST
FG% 46.4% 45.2%
3PT% 33.1% 31.0%
REB / G 35.1 38.4
OREB / G 9.1 13.0
AST / TO 1.23 1.41
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 52.5% 51.7%
TOV% 16.5% 15.5%
ORB% 27.1% 34.6%
FT Rate 25.3% 22.4%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 48.0% 51.6%
Opp TOV% 18.1% 19.1%
DRB% 71.7% 70.6%
Opp FT Rate 21.2% 23.6%

Game Analysis

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