Daily win/loss predictions and value edges vs closing lines
Calibrated XGBoost | 2022-2026 (Transfer Portal Era)
LIVE
Today
DEC 07
Total Games
43
Model
XGBoost
Features
144
Training Set
25,500+
Season
2025-26

Model Information

  • XGBoost Win/Loss Model: 144 features, trained on ~25,500 games (2022-2026 transfer portal era, 1.5x recency weighting)
  • XGBoost Points Model: 143 features, trained on ~39,700 samples (2023-2026 current scoring era, 8.0x weighting on 2026 games)
  • Walk-Forward Validated Accuracy: 75.6% (77.8% excluding COVID 2021 season)
  • Points Model Performance: MAE 6.10, R² 0.671 (improved with aggressive current-year weighting)
  • Prediction Features: Uses 2026 season rolling stats (current team performance, updated daily)
  • Confidence Penalties: 15% neutral site reduction, 10% underdog reduction (ML strategies)

📅 All Games Today

Game Prediction Time (ET) Hype Level
North Florida (2-6) @ Gonzaga #11 (8-1) Gonzaga (94.1%) 09:00 PM 31
UTSA (4-4) @ Alabama #12 (6-2) Alabama (93.8%) 02:00 PM 31
Tusculum (0-1) @ East Tennessee State (7-2) East Tennessee State (92.9%) 02:00 PM 17
Ecclesia (0-2) @ Louisiana Tech (4-3) Louisiana Tech (92.2%) 03:00 PM 8
Canisius (4-5) @ Siena (8-2) Siena (90.2%) 02:00 PM 20
Central Michigan (3-5) @ Saint Louis (7-1) Saint Louis (90.0%) 03:00 PM 20
UL Monroe (2-6) @ Stephen F. Austin (6-2) Stephen F. Austin (88.8%) 03:00 PM 21
Rider (1-6) @ Quinnipiac (6-3) Quinnipiac (87.2%) 02:00 PM 13
UIC (4-4) @ Yale (9-1) Yale (86.8%) 02:00 PM 23
Alabama A&M (4-3) @ Lipscomb (5-4) Lipscomb (84.9%) 05:00 PM 15
Georgetown (7-2) @ North Carolina #16 (7-1) North Carolina (84.3%) 05:00 PM 51
St. Francis (PA) (2-7) @ Radford (3-7) Radford (83.7%) 02:30 PM 16
Air Force (3-7) @ Navy (5-5) Navy (82.2%) 12:00 PM 18
UTEP (3-4) @ Seattle U (6-2) Seattle U (81.8%) 08:00 PM 28
Weber State (4-4) @ St. Thomas-Minnesota (6-4) St. Thomas-Minnesota (79.7%) 01:00 PM 20
Southern Indiana (3-6) @ Indiana State (5-4) Indiana State (79.3%) 01:00 PM 21
UNLV (3-5) @ Stanford (7-1) Stanford (79.0%) 04:00 PM 31
Towson (6-3) @ UCF (7-1) UCF (79.0%) 04:00 PM 41
Hofstra (5-4) @ Pittsburgh (5-4) Pittsburgh (76.2%) 04:00 PM 24
Northwestern State (1-7) @ SE Louisiana (3-5) SE Louisiana (74.2%) 04:30 PM 26
Manhattan (4-5) @ Marist (5-2) Marist (74.2%) 02:00 PM 36
Virginia-Lynchburg (0-7) @ Campbell (3-5) Campbell (71.5%) 04:00 PM 28
Bethany (WV) (0-1) @ Mercyhurst (3-6) Mercyhurst (71.4%) 02:00 PM 29
Creighton (5-3) @ Nebraska (8-0) Nebraska (71.0%) 05:00 PM 49
Green Bay (4-6) @ Wright State (4-5) Wright State (69.7%) 05:00 PM 30
Alabama State (3-5) @ UT Martin (6-2) UT Martin (68.8%) 03:00 PM 41
Central Arkansas (4-5) @ East Texas A&M (4-4) East Texas A&M (68.3%) 06:00 PM 32
Niagara (2-6) @ Saint Peter's (3-4) Saint Peter's (66.5%) 02:00 PM 34
Utah State (7-1) @ Charlotte (4-5) Utah State (65.6%) 02:00 PM 44
Missouri (8-1) @ Kansas #21 (6-3) Kansas (64.2%) 01:00 PM 76
SMU (8-1) @ Texas A&M (7-2) Texas A&M (63.8%) 05:00 PM 61
Austin Peay (4-4) @ UT Rio Grande Valley (2-5) UT Rio Grande Valley (62.9%) 02:00 PM 37
Saint Mary's (8-1) @ Davidson (7-1) Saint Mary's (62.5%) 02:00 PM 58
Fairfield (5-4) @ Merrimack (4-6) Merrimack (62.3%) 01:00 PM 38
San Francisco (5-4) @ Mississippi State (4-4) Mississippi State (61.7%) 04:00 PM 43
Cornell (5-4) @ Samford (4-6) Samford (59.3%) DOG 07:00 PM 41
Iona (6-3) @ Sacred Heart (3-5) Sacred Heart (59.2%) 02:00 PM 41
Central Connecticut (5-3) @ Northeastern (3-5) Northeastern (56.8%) 01:00 PM 43
Belmont (8-1) @ Middle Tennessee (5-3) Middle Tennessee (54.8%) DOG 04:30 PM 65
Texas Tech #19 (6-2) @ LSU (8-0) Texas Tech (54.2%) 03:00 PM 86
Nevada (6-3) @ Washington State (3-6) Washington State (52.0%) DOG 05:00 PM 48
North Texas (7-2) @ TCU (5-3) TCU (51.8%) DOG 05:30 PM 68
Florida Atlantic (5-3) @ Florida Gulf Coast (5-4) Florida Gulf Coast (51.7%) DOG 02:00 PM 48
Game Prediction Time (ET) Hype Level
Belmont (8-1) @ Middle Tennessee (5-3) Middle Tennessee (54.8%) DOG 04:30 PM 65
Nevada (6-3) @ Washington State (3-6) Washington State (52.0%) DOG 05:00 PM 48
Florida Atlantic (5-3) @ Florida Gulf Coast (5-4) Florida Gulf Coast (51.7%) DOG 02:00 PM 48
Iona (6-3) @ Sacred Heart (3-5) Sacred Heart (59.2%) 02:00 PM 41
SMU (8-1) @ Texas A&M (7-2) Texas A&M (63.8%) 05:00 PM 61
Alabama A&M (4-3) @ Lipscomb (5-4) Lipscomb (84.9%) 05:00 PM 15
Creighton (5-3) @ Nebraska (8-0) Nebraska (71.0%) 05:00 PM 49
Fairfield (5-4) @ Merrimack (4-6) Merrimack (62.3%) 01:00 PM 38
Game Prediction Time (ET) Hype Level
Central Arkansas (4-5) @ East Texas A&M (4-4) East Texas A&M (68.3%) 06:00 PM 32
SMU (8-1) @ Texas A&M (7-2) Texas A&M (63.8%) 05:00 PM 61
Austin Peay (4-4) @ UT Rio Grande Valley (2-5) UT Rio Grande Valley (62.9%) 02:00 PM 37
Fairfield (5-4) @ Merrimack (4-6) Merrimack (62.3%) 01:00 PM 38
Cornell (5-4) @ Samford (4-6) Samford (59.3%) DOG 07:00 PM 41
Iona (6-3) @ Sacred Heart (3-5) Sacred Heart (59.2%) 02:00 PM 41
Central Connecticut (5-3) @ Northeastern (3-5) Northeastern (56.8%) 01:00 PM 43
Belmont (8-1) @ Middle Tennessee (5-3) Middle Tennessee (54.8%) DOG 04:30 PM 65
Nevada (6-3) @ Washington State (3-6) Washington State (52.0%) DOG 05:00 PM 48
Florida Atlantic (5-3) @ Florida Gulf Coast (5-4) Florida Gulf Coast (51.7%) DOG 02:00 PM 48
Game Prediction Edge Time (ET) Hype Level
Cornell (5-4) @ Samford (4-6) Samford (59.3%) DOG +0.0% 07:00 PM 41
Belmont (8-1) @ Middle Tennessee (5-3) Middle Tennessee (54.8%) DOG +11.2% 04:30 PM 65
Nevada (6-3) @ Washington State (3-6) Washington State (52.0%) DOG +10.2% 05:00 PM 48
Florida Atlantic (5-3) @ Florida Gulf Coast (5-4) Florida Gulf Coast (51.7%) DOG +9.9% 02:00 PM 48
Game Pick Confidence Moneyline Expected Value Time (ET)
Charlotte vs Utah State Charlotte DOG 34.4% +410 ⭐⭐⭐ +75.6% 02:00 PM
Davidson vs Saint Mary's Davidson DOG 37.5% +300 ⭐⭐⭐ +50.0% 02:00 PM
LSU vs Texas Tech LSU DOG 45.8% +174 ⭐⭐⭐ +25.7% 03:00 PM
Game Prediction Time (ET) Hype Level
Game Prediction Edge Time (ET) Hype Level
Belmont (8-1) @ Middle Tennessee (5-3) Middle Tennessee (54.8%) +11.2% 04:30 PM 65
Nevada (6-3) @ Washington State (3-6) Washington State (52.0%) +10.2% 05:00 PM 48
Florida Atlantic (5-3) @ Florida Gulf Coast (5-4) Florida Gulf Coast (51.7%) +9.9% 02:00 PM 48
Iona (6-3) @ Sacred Heart (3-5) Sacred Heart (59.2%) +9.8% 02:00 PM 41
SMU (8-1) @ Texas A&M (7-2) Texas A&M (63.8%) +7.9% 05:00 PM 61
Alabama A&M (4-3) @ Lipscomb (5-4) Lipscomb (84.9%) +6.2% 05:00 PM 15
Creighton (5-3) @ Nebraska (8-0) Nebraska (71.0%) +5.0% 05:00 PM 49
Game Prediction Edge Time (ET) Hype Level
Belmont (8-1) @ Middle Tennessee (5-3) Middle Tennessee (54.8%) +11.2% 04:30 PM 65
Nevada (6-3) @ Washington State (3-6) Washington State (52.0%) +10.2% 05:00 PM 48

Model Explainability (SHAP Analysis)

SHAP (SHapley Additive exPlanations) values show which features have the most impact on our model's predictions. The values below represent the mean absolute SHAP value across all 43 games today.

XGBoost Win/Loss Model

Feature importance for win/loss predictions. Higher values indicate stronger influence on the predicted outcome.

Away Offensive Rating
0.3654
Away Defensive Rating
0.3183
Home Offensive Rating
0.2779
Point Spread
0.2698
Home Defensive Rating
0.2631
Srs Diff
0.2538
Away Team Implied Probability
0.1007
Away Team Win %
0.1003
Home Team Implied Probability
0.0547
Home Team Win %
0.0509
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