Now she's with one of my good-time buddies, they're drinking in some crosstown bar. "Whipping Post" - The Allman Brothers
Atlantic Coast Conference · Petersen Events Center · February 24, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread PITT -2.5 Home covered
O/U 143.5 Under
Money PITT -154 / VT +120
Model Predictions
Spread Total PITT win
Actual PITT +15 143 Won
Massey PITT -3.6 (+11.4) — —
Massey Totals — 142.7 (+0.3) —
Bradley-Terry — — 65% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 62% ✓
Baseline Plus ML PITT -4.2 (+10.8) 143.3 (-0.3) 71% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ PITT -4.4 (+10.6) 140.5 (+2.5) 74% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML PITT -3.8 (+11.2) 143.3 (-0.3) 69% ✓
Baseline ML PITT -4.0 (+11.0) 144.0 (-1.0) 71% ✓

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 7, 2024 PITT 64 – 59 VT
Feb 18, 2023 VT 79 – 72 PITT
Feb 8, 2022 VT 74 – 47 PITT
Feb 6, 2022 VT 76 – 71 PITT
Feb 4, 2021 PITT 83 – 72 VT

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings PITT VT
Overall 22-11 19-15
Conference 12-8 10-10
Home 13-5 15-2
Away 7-4 2-10
Neutral 2-2 2-3
Last 5 4-1 2-3
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 75.6 74.9
Avg Pts Against 67.6 71.0
Massey 10.4 (#49) 10.1 (#52)
Bradley-Terry 1.52 (#66) 1.53 (#63)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.80 (#69) 2.00 (#58)
RPI 0.539 (#111) 0.558 (#78)
Shooting & Four Factors PITT VT
FG% 42.8% 46.2%
3PT% 34.7% 36.1%
REB / G 37.8 32.5
OREB / G 12.1 7.8
AST / TO 1.45 1.33
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 50.6% 53.9%
TOV% 14.1% 16.8%
ORB% 32.4% 25.8%
FT Rate 22.2% 27.3%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 48.8% 50.1%
Opp TOV% 16.7% 17.5%
DRB% 76.5% 73.1%
Opp FT Rate 22.6% 21.8%

Game Analysis

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