Four young chiquitas in Omaha waitin' for the band to return from the show. "We're an American Band" - Grand Funk Railroad
VMI Keydets
79 – 71
FINAL Conference
Chattanooga Mocs
Southern Conference · Cameron Hall · January 3, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread UTC -6.5 Home covered
O/U 149.5 Over
Money VMI +220 / UTC -270
Model Predictions
Spread Total VMI win
Actual VMI +8 150 Won
Massey UTC -3.5 (+11.5) — —
Massey Totals — 148.3 (+1.7) —
Bradley-Terry — — 44% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 37% ✗
Baseline Plus ML UTC -2.7 (+10.7) 144.5 (+5.5) 48% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ UTC -3.9 (+11.9) 146.8 (+3.2) 42% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML UTC -2.8 (+10.8) 142.6 (+7.4) 35% ✗
Baseline ML UTC -3.1 (+11.1) 143.4 (+6.6) 36% ✗

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

Last 5 Meetings

Feb 28, 2026 UTC 86 – 79 VMI
Mar 1, 2025 UTC 91 – 70 VMI
Jan 12, 2025 UTC 91 – 66 VMI
Feb 8, 2024 UTC 88 – 84 VMI
Jan 12, 2024 UTC 109 – 61 VMI

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings VMI UTC
Overall 6-26 13-19
Conference 1-17 7-11
Home 5-9 7-8
Away 1-14 6-9
Neutral 0-3 0-2
Last 5 1-4 1-4
Streak L17 L1
Avg Pts For 68.5 74.1
Avg Pts Against 83.2 78.1
Massey -15.6 (#353) -8.3 (#289)
Bradley-Terry -2.58 (#342) -1.70 (#304)
W. Bradley-Terry -3.36 (#337) -2.13 (#296)
RPI 0.397 (#339) 0.399 (#336)
Shooting & Four Factors VMI UTC
FG% 38.4% 43.3%
3PT% 29.3% 32.3%
REB / G 32.4 28.4
OREB / G 11.3 6.8
AST / TO 0.94 1.47
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 46.1% 51.7%
TOV% 16.9% 14.7%
ORB% 29.0% 21.0%
FT Rate 24.3% 25.3%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 56.3% 53.3%
Opp TOV% 17.2% 15.7%
DRB% 60.1% 66.2%
Opp FT Rate 25.7% 32.7%

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