We're only making plans for Nigel. "Making Plans for Nigel" - XTC
John Paul Jones Arena · December 20, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread UVA -16.5 Away covered
O/U 153.5 Under
Money UVA -1800 / MD +1000
Model Predictions
Spread Total UVA win
Actual UVA +8 152 Won
Massey UVA -20.0 (-12.0)
Massey Totals 158.3 (-6.3)
Bradley-Terry 93%
Weighted B-T 97%
Efficiency Plus ML UVA -15.0 (-7.0) 153.3 (-1.3) 88%
Baseline Tuned ML UVA -18.1 (-10.1) 154.1 (-2.1) 90%
Baseline ML UVA -18.5 (-10.5) 154.0 (-2.0) 90%
Baseline Plus ML UVA -20.2 (-12.2) 152.5 (-0.5) 90%

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 UVA MD
Overall 30-6 12-21
Conference 15-3 4-16
Home 16-1 7-8
Away 8-2 2-10
Neutral 6-3 3-3
Last 5 4-1 1-4
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 80.4 69.7
Avg Pts Against 68.8 76.6
Massey 15.2 (#30) -0.5 (#176)
Bradley-Terry 2.55 (#36) 0.74 (#119)
W. Bradley-Terry 3.62 (#32) 0.92 (#119)
RPI 0.572 (#68) 0.523 (#136)
Shooting & Four Factors UVA MD
FG% 48.8% 41.4%
3PT% 40.0% 33.2%
REB / G 42.0 36.5
OREB / G 14.5 12.8
AST / TO 1.64 0.81
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 58.0% 48.5%
TOV% 15.2% 19.0%
ORB% 41.9% 33.7%
FT Rate 28.7% 37.0%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 44.7% 55.3%
Opp TOV% 16.3% 19.5%
DRB% 70.2% 69.2%
Opp FT Rate 25.8% 22.6%

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