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Atlantic Coast Conference · Cassell Coliseum · February 18, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread VT -5.5 Home covered
O/U 145.5 Over
Money VT -250 / PITT +188
Model Predictions
Spread Total VT win
Actual VT +7 151 Won
Massey VT -3.0 (+4.0) — —
Massey Totals — 144.2 (+6.8) —
Bradley-Terry — — 48% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 53% ✓
Baseline Plus ML VT -1.5 (+5.5) 146.4 (+4.6) 58% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ VT -2.9 (+4.1) 144.6 (+6.4) 65% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML VT -1.5 (+5.5) 147.2 (+3.8) 57% ✓
Baseline ML VT -1.6 (+5.4) 149.1 (+1.9) 58% ✓

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 24, 2024 PITT 79 – 64 VT
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 VT PITT
Overall 19-15 24-12
Conference 8-12 14-6
Home 13-4 14-3
Away 2-10 7-5
Neutral 4-1 3-4
Last 5 2-3 5-0
Streak L2 L1
Avg Pts For 74.1 75.1
Avg Pts Against 70.1 69.7
Massey 7.9 (#73) 8.6 (#65)
Bradley-Terry 1.24 (#77) 1.99 (#38)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.68 (#66) 2.33 (#45)
RPI 0.553 (#82) 0.585 (#39)
Shooting & Four Factors VT PITT
FG% 47.2% 44.8%
3PT% 35.1% 36.2%
REB / G 34.3 37.4
OREB / G 8.7 10.4
AST / TO 1.56 1.19
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 53.9% 52.9%
TOV% 14.8% 17.7%
ORB% 26.2% 30.5%
FT Rate 18.7% 23.2%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 49.8% 46.8%
Opp TOV% 16.5% 17.3%
DRB% 73.4% 71.8%
Opp FT Rate 18.2% 19.7%

Game Analysis

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