Daily win/loss predictions and value edges vs closing lines
Calibrated XGBoost | 2022-2026 (Transfer Portal Era)
LIVE
Today
JAN 08
Total Games
58
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
Rutgers (8-7) @ Illinois #16 (11-3) Illinois (97.1%) 08:30 PM 28
Southern Utah (4-11) @ Utah Valley (12-4) Utah Valley (96.1%) 08:00 PM 14
Binghamton (4-12) @ Vermont (9-7) Vermont (94.5%) 07:00 PM 6
Santa Clara (13-4) @ Gonzaga #8 (16-1) Gonzaga (91.6%) 11:30 PM 43
Cal State Fullerton (6-10) @ UC San Diego (12-3) UC San Diego (89.4%) 10:00 PM 21
Delaware (5-9) @ Sam Houston (8-6) Sam Houston (89.3%) 07:30 PM 11
Northwestern (8-6) @ Michigan State #12 (13-2) Michigan State (88.7%) 06:30 PM 36
Long Beach State (5-10) @ UC Irvine (11-5) UC Irvine (88.0%) 10:00 PM 12
Lipscomb (9-6) @ Stetson (5-10) Lipscomb (84.8%) 07:00 PM 15
St. Francis (PA) (3-12) @ Wagner (6-7) Wagner (81.1%) 07:00 PM 19
UNLV (7-7) @ Utah State (13-1) Utah State (80.8%) 12:00 AM 29
Stonehill (4-11) @ Central Connecticut (7-6) Central Connecticut (80.8%) 07:00 PM 19
North Dakota State (12-5) @ Kansas City (4-12) North Dakota State (78.1%) 08:00 PM 32
Maine (2-14) @ UMBC (7-6) UMBC (77.7%) 06:00 PM 22
Tennessee State (9-5) @ Western Illinois (4-11) Tennessee State (77.3%) 08:30 PM 23
Denver (8-9) @ South Dakota State (8-9) South Dakota State (74.9%) 08:00 PM 25
Cal Poly (6-10) @ Cal State Northridge (9-7) Cal State Northridge (74.8%) 10:00 PM 25
Southeast Missouri State (8-7) @ Southern Indiana (3-11) Southeast Missouri State (74.6%) 08:30 PM 25
Mercyhurst (6-9) @ Long Island University (8-7) Long Island University (74.2%) 07:00 PM 26
Abilene Christian (9-6) @ Tarleton State (11-5) Tarleton State (73.8%) 08:00 PM 26
Utah Tech (9-7) @ California Baptist (10-6) California Baptist (70.8%) 10:00 PM 29
Little Rock (5-10) @ SIU Edwardsville (10-6) SIU Edwardsville (69.9%) 08:30 PM 30
North Alabama (5-8) @ Eastern Kentucky (4-11) Eastern Kentucky (69.0%) 07:00 PM 31
Chicago State (1-13) @ Fairleigh Dickinson (4-11) Fairleigh Dickinson (68.5%) 05:00 PM 32
UNC Wilmington (14-2) @ Northeastern (5-9) UNC Wilmington (68.4%) 07:00 PM 42
North Dakota (8-10) @ Omaha (7-10) Omaha (67.1%) 08:00 PM 33
Pepperdine (5-12) @ San Diego (6-10) San Diego (66.3%) 09:30 PM 34
Elon (9-6) @ North Carolina A&T (7-7) Elon (66.3%) 07:00 PM 34
Montana State (8-7) @ Eastern Washington (2-12) Montana State (66.2%) 09:00 PM 34
Seattle U (12-5) @ Oregon State (8-9) Seattle U (66.1%) 10:00 PM 44
UL Monroe (3-13) @ Louisiana (3-13) Louisiana (65.8%) 08:30 PM 34
Old Dominion (4-12) @ Coastal Carolina (8-8) Coastal Carolina (65.8%) 07:00 PM 34
Stony Brook (9-7) @ Drexel (6-10) Drexel (65.5%) 07:00 PM 34
Montana (8-7) @ Idaho (9-5) Idaho (65.2%) 09:00 PM 35
UC Davis (8-6) @ UC Santa Barbara (9-6) UC Santa Barbara (65.2%) 09:00 PM 35
Hampton (8-8) @ Campbell (8-8) Campbell (64.3%) 07:00 PM 36
UC Riverside (6-9) @ Cal State Bakersfield (7-9) Cal State Bakersfield (63.4%) 09:30 PM 37
Western Kentucky (9-5) @ New Mexico State (8-5) New Mexico State (63.1%) 09:00 PM 57
Middle Tennessee (9-5) @ UTEP (4-10) Middle Tennessee (63.0%) 09:00 PM 37
Idaho State (8-7) @ Northern Colorado (10-5) Northern Colorado (62.4%) 08:00 PM 38
New Haven (6-9) @ Le Moyne (6-9) Le Moyne (60.7%) 07:00 PM 39
Liberty (11-3) @ Louisiana Tech (8-6) Liberty (60.6%) 07:00 PM 49
Texas State (9-7) @ Southern Miss (9-7) Southern Miss (58.9%) 08:00 PM 41
Austin Peay (8-5) @ Florida Gulf Coast (7-8) Florida Gulf Coast (57.4%) 07:00 PM 43
Pacific (11-6) @ Portland (7-10) Pacific (57.1%) 10:00 PM 43
William & Mary (11-4) @ Monmouth (7-8) William & Mary (56.4%) 07:00 PM 54
Queens University (7-8) @ Jacksonville (5-10) Jacksonville (56.0%) DOG 07:00 PM 44
Ohio State (10-4) @ Oregon (8-7) Oregon (55.5%) 10:30 PM 54
App State (9-7) @ Georgia State (5-11) App State (55.3%) 07:00 PM 45
West Georgia (8-6) @ North Florida (2-13) West Georgia (55.2%) 07:00 PM 45
UMass Lowell (6-10) @ Bryant (5-10) Bryant (55.0%) 06:00 PM 45
Central Arkansas (7-8) @ Bellarmine (5-9) Central Arkansas (54.4%) 07:00 PM 46
San Francisco (11-6) @ Loyola Marymount (10-7) Loyola Marymount (54.2%) 11:00 PM 46
UT Martin (11-4) @ Morehead State (7-8) UT Martin (53.5%) 07:30 PM 56
Weber State (7-8) @ Northern Arizona (6-9) Weber State (53.2%) 08:00 PM 47
Tennessee Tech (6-9) @ Eastern Illinois (4-10) Tennessee Tech (53.0%) 08:30 PM 47
Hofstra (12-4) @ Towson (8-9) Towson (52.2%) 12:30 PM 58
New Hampshire (4-10) @ NJIT (6-10) NJIT (50.7%) DOG 07:00 PM 49
Game Prediction Time (ET) Hype Level
Little Rock (5-10) @ SIU Edwardsville (10-6) SIU Edwardsville (69.9%) 08:30 PM 30
UNC Wilmington (14-2) @ Northeastern (5-9) UNC Wilmington (68.4%) DOG 07:00 PM 42
Montana State (8-7) @ Eastern Washington (2-12) Montana State (66.2%) DOG 09:00 PM 34
Chicago State (1-13) @ Fairleigh Dickinson (4-11) Fairleigh Dickinson (68.5%) 05:00 PM 32
Tennessee State (9-5) @ Western Illinois (4-11) Tennessee State (77.3%) DOG 08:30 PM 23
UC Riverside (6-9) @ Cal State Bakersfield (7-9) Cal State Bakersfield (63.4%) 09:30 PM 37
Idaho State (8-7) @ Northern Colorado (10-5) Northern Colorado (62.4%) 08:00 PM 38
Old Dominion (4-12) @ Coastal Carolina (8-8) Coastal Carolina (65.8%) 07:00 PM 34
Cal State Fullerton (6-10) @ UC San Diego (12-3) UC San Diego (89.4%) 10:00 PM 21
Western Kentucky (9-5) @ New Mexico State (8-5) New Mexico State (63.1%) 09:00 PM 57
St. Francis (PA) (3-12) @ Wagner (6-7) Wagner (81.1%) 07:00 PM 19
Pepperdine (5-12) @ San Diego (6-10) San Diego (66.3%) 09:30 PM 34
Cal Poly (6-10) @ Cal State Northridge (9-7) Cal State Northridge (74.8%) 10:00 PM 25
Abilene Christian (9-6) @ Tarleton State (11-5) Tarleton State (73.8%) 08:00 PM 26
UC Davis (8-6) @ UC Santa Barbara (9-6) UC Santa Barbara (65.2%) 09:00 PM 35
Delaware (5-9) @ Sam Houston (8-6) Sam Houston (89.3%) 07:30 PM 11
Seattle U (12-5) @ Oregon State (8-9) Seattle U (66.1%) DOG 10:00 PM 44
Game Prediction Time (ET) Hype Level
Abilene Christian (9-6) @ Tarleton State (11-5) Tarleton State (73.8%) 08:00 PM 26
Little Rock (5-10) @ SIU Edwardsville (10-6) SIU Edwardsville (69.9%) 08:30 PM 30
Montana State (8-7) @ Eastern Washington (2-12) Montana State (66.2%) 09:00 PM 34
UC Riverside (6-9) @ Cal State Bakersfield (7-9) Cal State Bakersfield (63.4%) 09:30 PM 37
Western Kentucky (9-5) @ New Mexico State (8-5) New Mexico State (63.1%) 09:00 PM 57
Idaho State (8-7) @ Northern Colorado (10-5) Northern Colorado (62.4%) 08:00 PM 38
Texas State (9-7) @ Southern Miss (9-7) Southern Miss (58.9%) 08:00 PM 41
Austin Peay (8-5) @ Florida Gulf Coast (7-8) Florida Gulf Coast (57.4%) 07:00 PM 43
Pacific (11-6) @ Portland (7-10) Pacific (57.1%) 10:00 PM 43
William & Mary (11-4) @ Monmouth (7-8) William & Mary (56.4%) 07:00 PM 54
Ohio State (10-4) @ Oregon (8-7) Oregon (55.5%) 10:30 PM 54
App State (9-7) @ Georgia State (5-11) App State (55.3%) 07:00 PM 45
West Georgia (8-6) @ North Florida (2-13) West Georgia (55.2%) 07:00 PM 45
UMass Lowell (6-10) @ Bryant (5-10) Bryant (55.0%) 06:00 PM 45
Central Arkansas (7-8) @ Bellarmine (5-9) Central Arkansas (54.4%) 07:00 PM 46
San Francisco (11-6) @ Loyola Marymount (10-7) Loyola Marymount (54.2%) 11:00 PM 46
UT Martin (11-4) @ Morehead State (7-8) UT Martin (53.5%) 07:30 PM 56
Weber State (7-8) @ Northern Arizona (6-9) Weber State (53.2%) 08:00 PM 47
Tennessee Tech (6-9) @ Eastern Illinois (4-10) Tennessee Tech (53.0%) 08:30 PM 47
Hofstra (12-4) @ Towson (8-9) Towson (52.2%) 12:30 PM 58
New Hampshire (4-10) @ NJIT (6-10) NJIT (50.7%) DOG 07:00 PM 49
Game Prediction Edge Time (ET) Hype Level
Game Pick Confidence Moneyline Expected Value Time (ET)
Utah Tech @ California Baptist Utah Tech DOG 29.2% +340 ⭐⭐⭐ +28.6% 10:00 PM
Hampton @ Campbell Hampton DOG 35.7% +255 ⭐⭐⭐ +26.8% 07:00 PM
Louisiana Tech vs Liberty Louisiana Tech DOG 39.4% +210 ⭐⭐⭐ +22.1% 07:00 PM
Game Prediction Time (ET) Hype Level
Game Prediction Edge Time (ET) Hype Level
Little Rock (5-10) @ SIU Edwardsville (10-6) SIU Edwardsville (69.9%) +9.6% 08:30 PM 30
UNC Wilmington (14-2) @ Northeastern (5-9) UNC Wilmington (68.4%) +9.1% 07:00 PM 42
Montana State (8-7) @ Eastern Washington (2-12) Montana State (66.2%) +9.0% 09:00 PM 34
Chicago State (1-13) @ Fairleigh Dickinson (4-11) Fairleigh Dickinson (68.5%) +8.9% 05:00 PM 32
Tennessee State (9-5) @ Western Illinois (4-11) Tennessee State (77.3%) +6.9% 08:30 PM 23
UC Riverside (6-9) @ Cal State Bakersfield (7-9) Cal State Bakersfield (63.4%) +6.2% 09:30 PM 37
Idaho State (8-7) @ Northern Colorado (10-5) Northern Colorado (62.4%) +6.2% 08:00 PM 38
Old Dominion (4-12) @ Coastal Carolina (8-8) Coastal Carolina (65.8%) +5.8% 07:00 PM 34
Cal State Fullerton (6-10) @ UC San Diego (12-3) UC San Diego (89.4%) +5.4% 10:00 PM 21
Game Prediction Edge Time (ET) Hype Level

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 58 games today.

XGBoost Win/Loss Model

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

Efficiency Diff
0.2839
Point Spread
0.2201
Away Team Implied Probability
0.1622
Srs Diff Rolling
0.1536
Home Team Implied Probability
0.0710
Away Moneyline
0.0600
Home Last10 Margin
0.0495
Home Moneyline
0.0301
Away Team Win %
0.0293
Away Offensive Rating
0.0274
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