Daily win/loss predictions and value edges vs closing lines
Calibrated XGBoost | 2022-2026 (Transfer Portal Era)
LIVE
Today
DEC 09
Total Games
32
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 Carolina Central (3-8) @ Kentucky (5-4) Kentucky (94.5%) 07:00 PM 6
Coppin State (2-10) @ Saint Joseph's (5-3) Saint Joseph's (92.8%) 07:00 PM 7
Bob Jones (0-1) @ Furman (6-4) Furman (92.6%) 06:30 PM 7
Dominican (CA) (0-1) @ California (8-1) California (92.6%) 10:00 PM 17
Oakwood (0-2) @ Chattanooga (4-5) Chattanooga (92.6%) 07:00 PM 7
Little Rock (2-7) @ West Virginia (7-3) West Virginia (92.2%) 07:00 PM 8
Maryland Eastern Shore (4-8) @ Virginia #24 (8-1) Virginia (92.2%) 07:00 PM 33
Toccoa Falls (0-2) @ Winthrop (5-5) Winthrop (91.9%) 06:30 PM 8
Dartmouth (3-4) @ Colorado State (7-2) Colorado State (91.6%) 09:00 PM 18
Morgan State (1-7) @ DePaul (6-3) DePaul (90.9%) 08:00 PM 9
Georgian Court (0-1) @ Temple (4-5) Temple (89.5%) 07:00 PM 10
Villanova (7-1) @ Michigan #2 (8-0) Michigan (88.3%) 06:30 PM 52
Brown (5-6) @ Providence (6-4) Providence (87.7%) 07:30 PM 12
Penn State (8-1) @ Indiana (7-2) Indiana (86.2%) 08:30 PM 34
Northern Arizona (4-4) @ Arizona State (7-2) Arizona State (86.0%) 09:00 PM 24
South Dakota (5-5) @ Wyoming (7-2) Wyoming (82.0%) 08:30 PM 28
Brescia (0-1) @ Northern Kentucky (7-3) Northern Kentucky (79.0%) 07:00 PM 21
Long Beach State (2-8) @ San José State (4-5) San José State (75.8%) 10:00 PM 24
Colorado Christian (0-1) @ Denver (3-6) Denver (72.1%) 09:00 PM 28
Southern Wesleyan (0-1) @ The Citadel (2-7) The Citadel (71.2%) 07:00 PM 29
Arkansas Baptist (0-1) @ UL Monroe (2-7) UL Monroe (70.7%) 01:00 PM 29
Buffalo (8-1) @ UMBC (6-3) UMBC (70.5%) 05:00 PM 50
Clemson (7-2) @ BYU #10 (7-1) BYU (69.4%) 06:30 PM 66
South Dakota State (5-5) @ Ball State (3-6) South Dakota State (66.8%) 07:00 PM 33
USC (8-1) @ San Diego (3-5) USC (65.3%) 09:00 PM 45
Florida #18 (5-3) @ UConn #5 (8-1) UConn (60.8%) 09:00 PM 94
Loyola Maryland (4-6) @ VMI (4-7) VMI (58.3%) DOG 06:00 PM 42
North Carolina A&T (4-3) @ Howard (5-5) Howard (58.3%) DOG 07:00 PM 42
Columbia (9-1) @ Stony Brook (6-3) Columbia (56.6%) 07:00 PM 63
McNeese (7-2) @ Rhode Island (7-3) Rhode Island (53.1%) DOG 07:00 PM 67
Bucknell (2-9) @ Rider (1-7) Rider (51.5%) DOG 07:00 PM 48
Illinois #13 (7-2) @ Ohio State (7-1) Ohio State (50.8%) DOG 07:30 PM 84
Game Prediction Time (ET) Hype Level
North Carolina A&T (4-3) @ Howard (5-5) Howard (58.3%) DOG 07:00 PM 42
Illinois #13 (7-2) @ Ohio State (7-1) Ohio State (50.8%) DOG 07:30 PM 84
McNeese (7-2) @ Rhode Island (7-3) Rhode Island (53.1%) DOG 07:00 PM 67
Loyola Maryland (4-6) @ VMI (4-7) VMI (58.3%) DOG 06:00 PM 42
Long Beach State (2-8) @ San José State (4-5) San José State (75.8%) 10:00 PM 24
Game Prediction Time (ET) Hype Level
Florida #18 (5-3) @ UConn #5 (8-1) UConn (60.8%) 09:00 PM 94
Loyola Maryland (4-6) @ VMI (4-7) VMI (58.3%) DOG 06:00 PM 42
North Carolina A&T (4-3) @ Howard (5-5) Howard (58.3%) DOG 07:00 PM 42
McNeese (7-2) @ Rhode Island (7-3) Rhode Island (53.1%) DOG 07:00 PM 67
Bucknell (2-9) @ Rider (1-7) Rider (51.5%) DOG 07:00 PM 48
Illinois #13 (7-2) @ Ohio State (7-1) Ohio State (50.8%) DOG 07:30 PM 84
Game Prediction Edge Time (ET) Hype Level
North Carolina A&T (4-3) @ Howard (5-5) Howard (58.3%) DOG +14.7% 07:00 PM 42
McNeese (7-2) @ Rhode Island (7-3) Rhode Island (53.1%) DOG +8.9% 07:00 PM 67
Bucknell (2-9) @ Rider (1-7) Rider (51.5%) DOG +0.0% 07:00 PM 48
Illinois #13 (7-2) @ Ohio State (7-1) Ohio State (50.8%) DOG +13.5% 07:30 PM 84
Game Pick Confidence Moneyline Expected Value Time (ET)
San Diego vs USC San Diego DOG 34.7% +950 ⭐⭐⭐ +264.0% 09:00 PM
South Dakota @ Wyoming South Dakota DOG 18.0% +650 ⭐⭐⭐ +34.7% 08:30 PM
Ohio State vs Illinois Ohio State DOG 50.8% +157 ⭐⭐⭐ +30.8% 07:30 PM
Game Prediction Time (ET) Hype Level
Game Prediction Edge Time (ET) Hype Level
North Carolina A&T (4-3) @ Howard (5-5) Howard (58.3%) +14.7% 07:00 PM 42
Illinois #13 (7-2) @ Ohio State (7-1) Ohio State (50.8%) +13.5% 07:30 PM 84
McNeese (7-2) @ Rhode Island (7-3) Rhode Island (53.1%) +8.9% 07:00 PM 67
Loyola Maryland (4-6) @ VMI (4-7) VMI (58.3%) +7.5% 06:00 PM 42
Game Prediction Edge Time (ET) Hype Level
North Carolina A&T (4-3) @ Howard (5-5) Howard (58.3%) +14.7% 07:00 PM 42
Illinois #13 (7-2) @ Ohio State (7-1) Ohio State (50.8%) +13.5% 07:30 PM 84

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 32 games today.

XGBoost Win/Loss Model

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

Away Offensive Rating
0.3919
Srs Diff
0.3639
Point Spread
0.3542
Away Defensive Rating
0.3231
Home Defensive Rating
0.2937
Home Offensive Rating
0.2610
Away Team Win %
0.1568
Away Team Implied Probability
0.0952
Away Last10 Margin
0.0628
Home Team Win %
0.0511
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