Lights going out, and a kick in the balls. "That's Entertainment" - The Jam
Southeastern Conference · Humphrey Coliseum · January 24, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread VAN -7.5 Away covered
O/U 159.5 Under
Money MSST +275 / VAN -345
Model Predictions
Spread Total MSST win
Actual VAN +32 144 Lost
Massey VAN -10.6 (-21.4) — —
Massey Totals — 164.6 (-20.6) —
Bradley-Terry — — 15% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 9% ✓
Baseline Plus ML VAN -8.7 (-23.3) 158.5 (-14.5) 21% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ VAN -5.7 (-26.3) 158.0 (-14.0) 30% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML VAN -7.6 (-24.4) 156.3 (-12.3) 22% ✓
Baseline ML VAN -7.6 (-24.4) 155.6 (-11.6) 24% ✓

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 8, 2025 MSST 76 – 64 VAN
Jan 20, 2024 MSST 68 – 55 VAN
Mar 5, 2023 VAN 77 – 72 MSST
Feb 26, 2022 MSST 74 – 69 VAN
Feb 13, 2021 VAN 72 – 51 MSST

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings MSST VAN
Overall 13-19 27-9
Conference 5-13 11-7
Home 8-8 13-3
Away 4-6 8-4
Neutral 1-5 6-2
Last 5 1-4 2-3
Streak L6 L1
Avg Pts For 77.6 85.7
Avg Pts Against 81.8 75.0
Massey 5.8 (#99) 19.6 (#14)
Bradley-Terry 0.99 (#94) 3.33 (#16)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.50 (#90) 4.38 (#18)
RPI 0.529 (#117) 0.644 (#14)
Shooting & Four Factors MSST VAN
FG% 44.4% 49.1%
3PT% 30.3% 36.5%
REB / G 40.9 36.8
OREB / G 12.5 10.5
AST / TO 1.13 1.84
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 50.4% 57.2%
TOV% 15.4% 13.2%
ORB% 32.0% 30.4%
FT Rate 22.4% 29.1%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 47.9% 47.8%
Opp TOV% 13.2% 18.3%
DRB% 70.0% 72.2%
Opp FT Rate 23.6% 32.2%

Game Analysis

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