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Virginia Tech Hokies
73 82 2OT
FINAL Neutral Conference ACC
California Golden Bears
Atlantic Coast Conference · Spectrum Center (Neutral) · March 11, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread CAL -4.5 Away covered
O/U 140.5 Over
Money VT +165 / CAL -195
Model Predictions
Spread Total VT win
Actual CAL +9 155 Lost
Massey CAL -2.6 (-6.4)
Massey Totals 145.2 (+9.8)
Bradley-Terry 52%
Weighted B-T 43%
Efficiency Plus ML CAL -1.5 (-7.5) 144.5 (+10.5) 41%
Baseline Tuned ML CAL -0.7 (-8.3) 144.7 (+10.3) 44%
Baseline ML CAL -1.7 (-7.3) 146.8 (+8.2) 41%
Baseline Plus ML CAL -1.4 (-7.6) 145.9 (+9.1) 38%

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 10, 2026 VT 7875 CAL
Jan 11, 2025 VT 7168 CAL

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings VT CAL
Overall 13-19 14-19
Conference 8-12 6-14
Home 8-9 11-6
Away 5-5 2-11
Neutral 0-5 1-2
Last 5 2-3 1-4
Streak L3 L1
Avg Pts For 69.2 75.6
Avg Pts Against 73.2 76.8
Massey 0.9 (#148) 3.5 (#110)
Bradley-Terry 0.27 (#147) 0.20 (#153)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.18 (#156) 0.44 (#134)
RPI 0.491 (#193) 0.486 (#210)
Shooting & Four Factors VT CAL
FG% 44.2% 41.8%
3PT% 35.9% 32.0%
REB / G 33.1 37.4
OREB / G 10.2 13.3
AST / TO 0.97 0.93
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 51.5% 47.9%
TOV% 20.0% 16.4%
ORB% 31.3% 34.4%
FT Rate 21.5% 28.7%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 52.8% 53.1%
Opp TOV% 16.3% 16.2%
DRB% 71.1% 70.9%
Opp FT Rate 23.4% 24.0%

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