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Rhode Island Rams
75 – 84
FINAL Conference
VCU Rams
Atlantic 10 Conference · Thomas M. Ryan Center · January 14, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread VCU -3.5 Away covered
O/U 147.5 Over
Money URI +136 / VCU -162
Model Predictions
Spread Total URI win
Actual VCU +9 159 Lost
Massey VCU -4.8 (-4.2) — —
Massey Totals — 146.7 (+12.3) —
Bradley-Terry — — 30% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 20% ✓
Baseline Plus ML VCU -4.1 (-4.9) 139.1 (+19.9) 34% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ VCU -3.5 (-5.5) 139.7 (+19.3) 38% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML VCU -3.6 (-5.4) 138.0 (+21.0) 37% ✓
Baseline ML VCU -3.4 (-5.6) 139.9 (+19.1) 38% ✓

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 22, 2025 VCU 81 – 57 URI
Feb 28, 2024 VCU 88 – 67 URI
Feb 16, 2023 VCU 55 – 54 URI
Feb 9, 2022 VCU 73 – 64 URI
Feb 4, 2021 VCU 63 – 62 URI

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings URI VCU
Overall 16-16 28-8
Conference 7-11 15-3
Home 10-6 15-2
Away 4-7 7-3
Neutral 2-3 6-3
Last 5 2-3 3-2
Streak L2 L1
Avg Pts For 69.9 80.8
Avg Pts Against 68.2 71.8
Massey 3.1 (#122) 11.4 (#52)
Bradley-Terry 0.20 (#161) 1.63 (#69)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.57 (#133) 2.61 (#51)
RPI 0.501 (#175) 0.569 (#74)
Shooting & Four Factors URI VCU
FG% 45.7% 46.6%
3PT% 31.1% 36.3%
REB / G 33.4 37.4
OREB / G 11.1 12.0
AST / TO 0.91 1.29
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 52.5% 54.7%
TOV% 19.5% 16.0%
ORB% 34.0% 34.0%
FT Rate 26.1% 33.3%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 49.8% 49.0%
Opp TOV% 22.5% 17.9%
DRB% 68.0% 69.6%
Opp FT Rate 28.6% 27.0%

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