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Virginia Tech Hokies
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FINAL Neutral Marriott Bonvoy Battle 4 Atlantis
Saint Mary's Gaels
Imperial Arena (Neutral) · November 27, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread SMC -5.5 Away covered
O/U 144.5 Under
Money VT +190 / SMC -230
Model Predictions
Spread Total VT win
Actual SMC +11 143 Lost
Massey SMC -2.4 (-8.6)
Massey Totals 150.6 (-7.6)
Bradley-Terry 70%
Weighted B-T 86%
Efficiency Plus ML SMC -1.7 (-9.3) 149.1 (-6.1) 46%
Baseline Tuned ML SMC -0.5 (-10.5) 144.9 (-1.9) 54%
Baseline ML SMC -1.4 (-9.6) 146.2 (-3.2) 41%
Baseline Plus ML VT -0.4 (-11.4) 146.3 (-3.3) 49%

Predictions use only rating snapshots dated before tip-off. Parenthesised values are the signed error vs. the actual result. Model performance →

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings VT SMC
Overall 19-13 27-6
Conference 8-10 16-2
Home 14-3 17-0
Away 3-7 8-2
Neutral 2-3 2-4
Last 5 5-0 5-0
Streak L2 L2
Avg Pts For 78.8 76.8
Avg Pts Against 74.9 65.2
Massey 9.8 (#61) 12.2 (#39)
Bradley-Terry 3.09 (#16) 2.25 (#39)
W. Bradley-Terry 5.03 (#15) 3.22 (#49)
RPI 0.661 (#15) 0.653 (#17)
Shooting & Four Factors VT SMC
FG% 47.4% 50.0%
3PT% 35.3% 45.6%
REB / G 40.2 42.0
OREB / G 12.3 12.6
AST / TO 2.00 1.50
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 54.0% 58.5%
TOV% 11.2% 18.5%
ORB% 32.9% 41.7%
FT Rate 24.7% 36.3%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 46.3% 42.9%
Opp TOV% 18.4% 16.2%
DRB% 69.6% 75.8%
Opp FT Rate 17.8% 15.6%

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