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Atlantic Coast Conference · LJVM Coliseum · January 3, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread WAKE -5.5 Away covered
O/U 153.5 Over
Money WAKE -265 / VT +215
Model Predictions
Spread Total WAKE win
Actual WAKE +3 159 Won
Massey WAKE -4.4 (-1.4) — —
Massey Totals — 158.6 (+0.4) —
Bradley-Terry — — 38% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 34% ✗
Baseline Plus ML WAKE -3.1 (-0.1) 152.5 (+6.5) 61% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ WAKE -5.2 (-2.2) 153.0 (+6.0) 72% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML WAKE -3.3 (-0.3) 148.4 (+10.6) 63% ✓
Baseline ML WAKE -2.8 (+0.2) 150.8 (+8.2) 64% ✓

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
Feb 21, 2026 VT 82 – 63 WAKE
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 WAKE VT
Overall 18-17 19-13
Conference 7-11 8-10
Home 13-7 14-3
Away 2-7 3-7
Neutral 3-3 2-3
Last 5 3-2 5-0
Streak L1 L2
Avg Pts For 78.8 78.8
Avg Pts Against 76.9 74.9
Massey 10.0 (#62) 9.4 (#69)
Bradley-Terry 1.36 (#82) 2.51 (#35)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.79 (#84) 3.14 (#43)
RPI 0.554 (#87) 0.626 (#22)
Shooting & Four Factors WAKE VT
FG% 44.8% 46.0%
3PT% 32.9% 35.7%
REB / G 36.2 37.9
OREB / G 12.1 12.0
AST / TO 1.25 1.64
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 52.0% 52.5%
TOV% 16.8% 13.2%
ORB% 33.7% 32.5%
FT Rate 27.6% 24.8%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 49.8% 48.3%
Opp TOV% 21.3% 19.0%
DRB% 68.7% 67.7%
Opp FT Rate 26.6% 19.9%

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