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Southern Conference · Freedom Hall (TN) · January 8, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread ETSU -16.5 Away covered
O/U 146.5 Over
Money ETSU -1800 / VMI +1000
Model Predictions
Spread Total ETSU win
Actual ETSU +14 148 Won
Massey ETSU -22.8 (-8.8) — —
Massey Totals — 148.5 (-0.5) —
Bradley-Terry — — 94% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 97% ✓
Baseline Plus ML ETSU -16.4 (-2.4) 144.8 (+3.2) 90% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ ETSU -16.9 (-2.9) 144.4 (+3.6) 90% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML ETSU -15.0 (-1.0) 145.0 (+3.0) 90% ✓
Baseline ML ETSU -16.3 (-2.3) 145.4 (+2.6) 90% ✓

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 7, 2026 ETSU 87 – 70 VMI
Feb 5, 2025 ETSU 62 – 55 VMI
Jan 1, 2025 ETSU 84 – 69 VMI
Mar 9, 2024 ETSU 98 – 66 VMI
Feb 22, 2024 ETSU 82 – 69 VMI

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings ETSU VMI
Overall 23-11 6-26
Conference 13-5 1-17
Home 13-4 5-9
Away 8-6 1-14
Neutral 2-1 0-3
Last 5 2-3 2-3
Streak L1 L17
Avg Pts For 76.8 68.5
Avg Pts Against 70.1 83.2
Massey 4.3 (#113) -14.8 (#349)
Bradley-Terry -0.11 (#184) -2.23 (#329)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.08 (#174) -2.88 (#327)
RPI 0.493 (#189) 0.399 (#336)
Shooting & Four Factors ETSU VMI
FG% 47.9% 38.8%
3PT% 34.2% 29.4%
REB / G 33.4 32.9
OREB / G 9.8 11.3
AST / TO 1.23 0.95
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 54.8% 46.6%
TOV% 17.1% 17.0%
ORB% 30.8% 29.4%
FT Rate 25.4% 25.4%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 49.8% 55.6%
Opp TOV% 20.5% 17.1%
DRB% 70.7% 61.7%
Opp FT Rate 26.3% 26.5%

Game Analysis

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