We need the funk. "Give Up the Funk" - Parliament
Southeastern Conference · Memorial Gymnasium (TN) · January 31, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread VAN -10.5 Away covered
O/U 149.5 Under
Money VAN -650 / MISS +470
Model Predictions
Spread Total VAN win
Actual VAN +3 139 Won
Massey VAN -17.0 (-14.0) — —
Massey Totals — 153.3 (-14.3) —
Bradley-Terry — — 94% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 97% ✓
Baseline Plus ML VAN -14.6 (-11.6) 151.9 (-12.9) 86% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ VAN -13.9 (-10.9) 152.9 (-13.9) 86% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML VAN -14.7 (-11.7) 150.4 (-11.4) 87% ✓
Baseline ML VAN -14.5 (-11.5) 150.9 (-11.9) 87% ✓

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 4, 2026 VAN 89 – 86 MISS
Feb 22, 2025 VAN 77 – 72 MISS
Jan 13, 2024 MISS 69 – 56 VAN
Feb 4, 2023 VAN 74 – 71 MISS
Mar 5, 2022 VAN 63 – 61 MISS

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings VAN MISS
Overall 27-9 15-20
Conference 11-7 4-14
Home 13-3 7-9
Away 8-4 3-7
Neutral 6-2 5-4
Last 5 2-3 3-2
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 85.7 75.9
Avg Pts Against 75.0 76.1
Massey 21.5 (#8) 7.7 (#79)
Bradley-Terry 3.47 (#15) 1.22 (#78)
W. Bradley-Terry 4.50 (#16) 1.58 (#81)
RPI 0.647 (#11) 0.530 (#115)
Shooting & Four Factors VAN MISS
FG% 48.9% 44.0%
3PT% 36.4% 34.2%
REB / G 37.0 35.8
OREB / G 10.3 10.9
AST / TO 1.85 1.38
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 57.0% 50.4%
TOV% 13.1% 14.5%
ORB% 30.1% 30.6%
FT Rate 28.5% 24.6%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 46.9% 48.8%
Opp TOV% 18.6% 17.7%
DRB% 72.3% 68.1%
Opp FT Rate 31.0% 28.3%

Game Analysis

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