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Rhode Island Rams
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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%
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%
Baseline Plus ML VCU -4.1 (-4.9) 139.1 (+19.9) 34%

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 8157 URI
Feb 28, 2024 VCU 8867 URI
Feb 16, 2023 VCU 5554 URI
Feb 9, 2022 VCU 7364 URI
Feb 4, 2021 VCU 6362 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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