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South Carolina Gamecocks
83 – 86 OT
FINAL ACC/SEC Men's Challenge
Virginia Tech Hokies
Colonial Life Arena · December 3, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread SC -2.5 Away covered
O/U 149.5 Over
Money SC -155 / VT +130
Model Predictions
Spread Total SC win
Actual VT +3 169 Lost
Massey SC -4.6 (-7.6) — —
Massey Totals — 157.9 (+11.1) —
Bradley-Terry — — 59% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 60% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ SC -5.6 (-8.6) 149.3 (+19.7) 68% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML SC -5.7 (-8.7) 146.0 (+23.0) 69% ✗
Baseline ML SC -5.3 (-8.3) 147.1 (+21.9) 72% ✗
Baseline Plus ML SC -5.1 (-8.1) 149.7 (+19.3) 68% ✗

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

Last 5 Meetings

Nov 27, 2024 SC 70 – 60 VT
Nov 11, 2023 SC 79 – 77 VT

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings SC VT
Overall 13-19 19-13
Conference 4-14 8-10
Home 11-8 14-3
Away 2-8 3-7
Neutral 0-3 2-3
Last 5 3-2 3-2
Streak L1 L2
Avg Pts For 74.9 78.8
Avg Pts Against 76.5 74.9
Massey 6.6 (#87) 7.3 (#81)
Bradley-Terry 0.68 (#129) 1.38 (#78)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.26 (#107) 2.08 (#76)
RPI 0.533 (#129) 0.583 (#63)
Shooting & Four Factors SC VT
FG% 45.1% 44.9%
3PT% 32.1% 34.2%
REB / G 36.1 37.9
OREB / G 10.1 12.5
AST / TO 1.77 1.73
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 52.9% 51.3%
TOV% 13.4% 12.3%
ORB% 28.6% 32.8%
FT Rate 26.8% 24.7%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 46.8% 49.3%
Opp TOV% 15.4% 19.0%
DRB% 70.3% 68.4%
Opp FT Rate 23.1% 19.8%

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