We need the funk. "Give Up the Funk" - Parliament
Southeastern Conference · Colonial Life Arena · January 3, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread VAN -9.5 Away covered
O/U 155.5 Under
Money SC +410 / VAN -550
Model Predictions
Spread Total SC win
Actual VAN +12 154 Lost
Massey VAN -12.3 (+0.3)
Massey Totals 161.7 (-7.7)
Bradley-Terry 1%
Weighted B-T 0%
Efficiency Plus ML VAN -7.5 (-4.5) 154.8 (-0.8) 23%
Baseline Tuned ML VAN -8.1 (-3.9) 150.2 (+3.8) 18%
Baseline ML VAN -8.5 (-3.5) 152.4 (+1.6) 17%
Baseline Plus ML VAN -8.5 (-3.5) 154.3 (-0.3) 19%

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 15, 2025 VAN 6663 SC
Feb 10, 2024 SC 7560 VAN
Feb 14, 2023 VAN 7564 SC
Jan 4, 2023 VAN 8479 SC
Jan 27, 2022 SC 7061 VAN

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings SC VAN
Overall 13-19 27-9
Conference 4-14 11-7
Home 11-8 13-3
Away 2-8 8-4
Neutral 0-3 6-2
Last 5 4-1 5-0
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 74.9 85.7
Avg Pts Against 76.5 75.0
Massey 6.6 (#95) 22.7 (#7)
Bradley-Terry 0.32 (#144) 5.19 (#4)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.63 (#132) 7.38 (#4)
RPI 0.480 (#214) 0.659 (#13)
Shooting & Four Factors SC VAN
FG% 47.0% 51.2%
3PT% 31.2% 37.6%
REB / G 35.2 39.3
OREB / G 9.5 11.2
AST / TO 1.49 1.88
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 54.6% 59.9%
TOV% 14.9% 14.3%
ORB% 29.9% 33.3%
FT Rate 30.3% 27.5%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 46.7% 44.5%
Opp TOV% 15.0% 19.7%
DRB% 71.5% 74.3%
Opp FT Rate 21.8% 33.3%

Game Analysis

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