The tide is high, but I'm holding on. "The Tide is High" - Blondie
Sun Belt Conference · Holmes Convocation Center · January 17, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread APP -7.5 Away covered
O/U 140.5 Over
Money APP -305 / ODU +245
Model Predictions
Spread Total APP win
Actual ODU +2 148 Lost
Massey APP -5.3 (-7.3) — —
Massey Totals — 138.1 (+9.9) —
Bradley-Terry — — 85% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 86% ✗
Baseline Plus ML APP -4.3 (-6.3) 136.1 (+11.9) 66% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ APP -5.0 (-7.0) 135.5 (+12.5) 73% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML APP -4.4 (-6.4) 133.8 (+14.2) 68% ✗
Baseline ML APP -4.8 (-6.8) 134.2 (+13.8) 63% ✗

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

Last 5 Meetings

Dec 31, 2025 APP 81 – 73 ODU
Mar 8, 2025 ODU 61 – 56 APP
Jan 29, 2025 ODU 78 – 77 APP
Jan 17, 2025 APP 62 – 43 ODU
Feb 28, 2024 APP 89 – 64 ODU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings APP ODU
Overall 19-13 12-21
Conference 11-7 7-11
Home 11-4 7-6
Away 7-7 4-14
Neutral 1-2 1-1
Last 5 3-2 1-4
Streak L2 L1
Avg Pts For 69.3 75.7
Avg Pts Against 67.4 78.7
Massey -3.4 (#221) -5.3 (#249)
Bradley-Terry -0.35 (#206) -1.53 (#299)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.78 (#219) -1.91 (#288)
RPI 0.484 (#205) 0.455 (#254)
Shooting & Four Factors APP ODU
FG% 43.4% 42.2%
3PT% 31.9% 34.7%
REB / G 36.1 34.8
OREB / G 10.7 9.8
AST / TO 1.17 1.08
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 50.2% 48.8%
TOV% 15.4% 15.7%
ORB% 30.7% 26.1%
FT Rate 22.0% 23.4%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 48.1% 51.1%
Opp TOV% 14.3% 14.4%
DRB% 68.6% 70.1%
Opp FT Rate 24.4% 31.2%

Game Analysis

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