What's the point of robbery when nothing is worth taking? "Stand and Deliver" - Adam and the Ants
Atlantic Coast Conference · Petersen Events Center · February 4, 2021
Betting Lines
Spread VT -3.5 Home covered
O/U 135.5 Over
Money PITT +170 / VT -150
Model Predictions
Spread Total PITT win
Actual PITT +11 155 Won
Massey VT -3.7 (+14.7) — —
Massey Totals — 137.8 (+17.2) —
Bradley-Terry — — 22% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 16% ✗
Baseline Plus ML VT -2.1 (+13.1) 139.0 (+16.0) 48% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ VT -1.6 (+12.6) 137.1 (+17.9) 48% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML VT -2.6 (+13.6) 138.5 (+16.5) 38% ✗
Baseline ML VT -2.6 (+13.6) 139.4 (+15.6) 47% ✗

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 18, 2023 VT 79 – 72 PITT
Feb 8, 2022 VT 74 – 47 PITT
Feb 6, 2022 VT 76 – 71 PITT

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings PITT VT
Overall 10-12 15-7
Conference 6-10 9-4
Home 7-6 10-2
Away 3-5 3-3
Neutral 0-1 2-2
Last 5 2-3 4-1
Streak L2 L2
Avg Pts For 71.2 72.0
Avg Pts Against 70.1 66.0
Massey 6.0 (#92) 12.3 (#35)
Bradley-Terry 1.02 (#97) 2.75 (#18)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.39 (#97) 3.58 (#18)
RPI 0.501 (#167) 0.619 (#16)
Shooting & Four Factors PITT VT
FG% 42.3% 44.8%
3PT% 32.1% 34.6%
REB / G 41.1 35.9
OREB / G 13.6 9.8
AST / TO 1.26 1.11
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 47.7% 52.1%
TOV% 18.3% 17.6%
ORB% 35.0% 29.6%
FT Rate 23.5% 24.7%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 48.1% 47.7%
Opp TOV% 18.5% 18.0%
DRB% 72.7% 76.5%
Opp FT Rate 19.6% 19.8%

Game Analysis

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