The name is Big Daddy, yes big not little. "Ain't No Half Steppin'" - Big Daddy Kane
Southeastern Conference · Bud Walton Arena · January 21, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread ARK -1.5 Home covered
O/U 173.5 Under
Money ARK -115 / VAN -105
Model Predictions
Spread Total ARK win
Actual ARK +25 161 Won
Massey ARK -0.1 (+24.9) — —
Massey Totals — 176.8 (-15.8) —
Bradley-Terry — — 45% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 42% ✗
Baseline Plus ML ARK -1.0 (+24.0) 172.1 (-11.1) 48% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ ARK -2.4 (+22.6) 170.6 (-9.6) 61% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML ARK -1.6 (+23.4) 170.4 (-9.4) 55% ✓
Baseline ML ARK -1.5 (+23.5) 172.4 (-11.4) 58% ✓

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

Last 5 Meetings

Mar 15, 2026 ARK 86 – 75 VAN
Mar 5, 2025 ARK 90 – 77 VAN
Mar 13, 2024 ARK 90 – 85 VAN
Feb 28, 2024 VAN 85 – 82 ARK
Jan 14, 2023 VAN 97 – 84 ARK

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings ARK VAN
Overall 28-9 27-9
Conference 13-5 11-7
Home 17-1 13-3
Away 5-5 8-4
Neutral 6-3 6-2
Last 5 3-2 3-2
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 90.2 85.7
Avg Pts Against 81.0 75.0
Massey 17.6 (#24) 20.8 (#10)
Bradley-Terry 2.82 (#24) 3.59 (#15)
W. Bradley-Terry 3.81 (#22) 4.74 (#14)
RPI 0.624 (#25) 0.651 (#12)
Shooting & Four Factors ARK VAN
FG% 48.7% 49.6%
3PT% 38.4% 36.8%
REB / G 37.4 37.3
OREB / G 11.7 10.6
AST / TO 1.71 1.87
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 55.8% 57.8%
TOV% 13.7% 13.1%
ORB% 33.8% 30.8%
FT Rate 30.1% 29.3%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 50.6% 46.8%
Opp TOV% 16.9% 18.7%
DRB% 69.0% 72.5%
Opp FT Rate 19.3% 33.2%

Game Analysis

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