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Tennessee Volunteers
56 – 73
FINAL Neutral Conference SEC
Mississippi State Bulldogs
Southeastern Conference · Bridgestone Arena (Neutral) · March 15, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread TENN -9.5 Away covered
O/U 141.5 Under
Money TENN -600 / MSST +400
Model Predictions
Spread Total TENN win
Actual MSST +17 129 Lost
Massey TENN -7.9 (-24.9) — —
Massey Totals — 139.3 (-10.3) —
Bradley-Terry — — 76% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 78% ✗
Baseline Plus ML TENN -6.8 (-23.8) 143.4 (-14.4) 75% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ TENN -5.3 (-22.3) 142.4 (-13.4) 74% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML TENN -7.4 (-24.4) 141.3 (-12.3) 78% ✗
Baseline ML TENN -7.8 (-24.8) 143.3 (-14.3) 76% ✗

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

Last 5 Meetings

Feb 12, 2026 TENN 73 – 64 MSST
Jan 22, 2025 TENN 68 – 56 MSST
Jan 11, 2024 MSST 77 – 72 TENN
Jan 18, 2023 TENN 70 – 59 MSST
Jan 4, 2023 TENN 87 – 53 MSST

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings TENN MSST
Overall 27-9 21-14
Conference 14-4 8-10
Home 14-2 11-4
Away 8-3 2-8
Neutral 5-4 8-2
Last 5 4-1 1-4
Streak L1 L2
Avg Pts For 78.8 74.1
Avg Pts Against 67.4 69.1
Massey 19.7 (#6) 11.8 (#44)
Bradley-Terry 3.04 (#4) 1.87 (#46)
W. Bradley-Terry 3.83 (#5) 2.55 (#33)
RPI 0.635 (#5) 0.569 (#54)
Shooting & Four Factors TENN MSST
FG% 44.9% 45.3%
3PT% 34.6% 32.8%
REB / G 39.0 38.6
OREB / G 11.6 12.5
AST / TO 1.66 1.12
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 52.0% 51.7%
TOV% 14.5% 18.6%
ORB% 32.3% 35.4%
FT Rate 26.0% 25.1%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 45.1% 47.8%
Opp TOV% 18.7% 17.9%
DRB% 71.3% 72.7%
Opp FT Rate 25.0% 24.3%

Game Analysis

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