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Davidson Wildcats
69 – 75
FINAL Conference
VCU Rams
Atlantic 10 Conference · John M. Belk Arena · January 24, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread VCU -5.5 Away covered
O/U 148.5 Under
Money DAV +195 / VCU -238
Model Predictions
Spread Total DAV win
Actual VCU +6 144 Lost
Massey VCU -5.8 (-0.2) — —
Massey Totals — 151.3 (-7.3) —
Bradley-Terry — — 40% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 22% ✓
Baseline Plus ML VCU -4.1 (-1.9) 143.9 (+0.1) 34% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ VCU -4.1 (-1.9) 143.8 (+0.2) 34% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML VCU -4.3 (-1.7) 143.1 (+0.9) 37% ✓
Baseline ML VCU -3.6 (-2.4) 143.3 (+0.7) 39% ✓

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 1, 2025 VCU 80 – 56 DAV
Jan 28, 2024 VCU 63 – 58 DAV
Mar 9, 2023 VCU 71 – 53 DAV
Feb 1, 2023 VCU 61 – 59 DAV
Jan 7, 2023 VCU 89 – 72 DAV

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings DAV VCU
Overall 20-14 28-8
Conference 10-8 15-3
Home 11-7 15-2
Away 7-5 7-3
Neutral 2-2 6-3
Last 5 4-1 3-2
Streak L2 L1
Avg Pts For 69.9 80.8
Avg Pts Against 68.5 71.8
Massey 2.1 (#139) 11.1 (#52)
Bradley-Terry 0.68 (#110) 1.68 (#60)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.67 (#119) 2.57 (#55)
RPI 0.539 (#100) 0.573 (#61)
Shooting & Four Factors DAV VCU
FG% 45.3% 46.5%
3PT% 36.5% 36.6%
REB / G 33.1 36.8
OREB / G 9.6 11.7
AST / TO 1.19 1.35
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 53.2% 54.8%
TOV% 16.9% 15.5%
ORB% 28.9% 33.2%
FT Rate 23.1% 32.6%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 51.4% 49.6%
Opp TOV% 17.6% 18.3%
DRB% 69.9% 70.0%
Opp FT Rate 22.9% 26.8%

Game Analysis

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