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Atlantic 10 Conference · Siegel Center · February 18, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread VCU -6.5 Home covered
O/U 161.5 Over
Money VCU -270 / GW +220
Model Predictions
Spread Total VCU win
Actual VCU +14 164 Won
Massey VCU -5.7 (+8.3) — —
Massey Totals — 164.9 (-0.9) —
Bradley-Terry — — 90% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 94% ✓
Baseline Plus ML VCU -7.5 (+6.5) 156.6 (+7.4) 80% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ VCU -7.5 (+6.5) 154.2 (+9.8) 79% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML VCU -7.7 (+6.3) 154.2 (+9.8) 80% ✓
Baseline ML VCU -7.2 (+6.8) 155.0 (+9.0) 82% ✓

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 13, 2025 VCU 80 – 72 GW
Jan 6, 2024 GW 84 – 82 VCU
Mar 4, 2023 VCU 74 – 68 GW
Jan 12, 2022 VCU 84 – 57 GW
Jan 13, 2021 VCU 84 – 77 GW

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings VCU GW
Overall 28-8 19-16
Conference 15-3 8-10
Home 15-2 12-4
Away 7-3 4-8
Neutral 6-3 3-4
Last 5 5-0 2-3
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 80.8 80.9
Avg Pts Against 71.8 75.2
Massey 11.6 (#48) 8.9 (#69)
Bradley-Terry 2.07 (#48) 0.35 (#133)
W. Bradley-Terry 2.80 (#45) 0.67 (#115)
RPI 0.596 (#40) 0.529 (#111)
Shooting & Four Factors VCU GW
FG% 46.5% 46.8%
3PT% 36.4% 35.5%
REB / G 37.1 37.4
OREB / G 11.7 12.6
AST / TO 1.31 1.24
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 54.6% 55.0%
TOV% 15.7% 17.7%
ORB% 33.7% 36.4%
FT Rate 33.2% 26.2%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 48.6% 51.8%
Opp TOV% 17.3% 17.9%
DRB% 70.1% 71.0%
Opp FT Rate 25.8% 23.5%

Game Analysis

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