I'm so tired of being lonely, I still have some love to give. "Handle With Care" - The Travelling WIlburys
Atlantic Coast Conference · Cassell Coliseum · February 21, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread VT -3.5 Home covered
O/U 150.5 Under
Money VT -185 / WAKE +154
Model Predictions
Spread Total VT win
Actual VT +19 145 Won
Massey VT -2.9 (+16.1) — —
Massey Totals — 156.5 (-11.5) —
Bradley-Terry — — 72% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 78% ✓
Baseline Plus ML VT -4.1 (+14.9) 151.8 (-6.8) 68% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ VT -2.8 (+16.2) 152.8 (-7.8) 68% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML VT -3.8 (+15.2) 148.7 (-3.7) 69% ✓
Baseline ML VT -3.6 (+15.4) 149.3 (-4.3) 72% ✓

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 10, 2026 WAKE 95 – 89 VT
Jan 3, 2026 WAKE 81 – 78 VT
Jan 18, 2025 WAKE 72 – 63 VT
Mar 2, 2024 VT 87 – 76 WAKE
Dec 30, 2023 WAKE 86 – 63 VT

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings VT WAKE
Overall 19-13 18-17
Conference 8-10 7-11
Home 14-3 13-7
Away 3-7 2-7
Neutral 2-3 3-3
Last 5 1-4 3-2
Streak L2 L1
Avg Pts For 78.8 78.8
Avg Pts Against 74.9 76.9
Massey 10.2 (#55) 10.2 (#54)
Bradley-Terry 1.93 (#53) 1.48 (#67)
W. Bradley-Terry 2.51 (#52) 1.79 (#74)
RPI 0.581 (#48) 0.554 (#73)
Shooting & Four Factors VT WAKE
FG% 45.1% 45.4%
3PT% 35.5% 34.4%
REB / G 35.0 32.8
OREB / G 10.9 10.0
AST / TO 1.35 1.30
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 52.1% 53.1%
TOV% 15.0% 15.7%
ORB% 31.3% 29.6%
FT Rate 25.7% 27.0%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 50.6% 52.1%
Opp TOV% 17.7% 19.3%
DRB% 67.7% 67.2%
Opp FT Rate 20.3% 27.4%

Game Analysis

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