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
Charlotte (17-17) @ South Florida (25-8) South Florida (85.5%) 03:00 PM 30
Wisconsin #23 (24-10) @ Michigan #3 (31-3) Michigan (85.1%) 01:00 PM 70
North Carolina Central (14-18) @ Howard (24-10) Howard (76.4%) 01:00 PM 39
Ole Miss (15-20) @ Arkansas #17 (26-8) Arkansas (74.3%) 03:30 PM 56
Virginia #10 (29-5) @ Duke #1 (32-2) Duke (70.8%) 08:30 PM 89
Vanderbilt #22 (26-8) @ Florida #4 (26-7) Florida (70.7%) 01:00 PM 84
Toledo (19-15) @ Akron (29-5) Akron (70.3%) 08:00 PM 45
Saint Joseph's (22-11) @ VCU (27-7) VCU (67.2%) 03:30 PM 58
Dayton (23-11) @ Saint Louis (28-5) Saint Louis (67.0%) 01:00 PM 58
Purdue #18 (27-8) @ UCLA (23-11) Purdue (64.6%) 03:30 PM 75
Hawai'i (24-8) @ UC Irvine (23-12) UC Irvine (61.9%) 10:00 PM 63
Prairie View A&M (18-17) @ Southern (17-17) Southern (61.2%) 07:30 PM 44
California Baptist (25-8) @ Utah Valley (25-8) Utah Valley (60.5%) 11:59 PM 64
Pennsylvania (18-11) @ Harvard (17-12) Harvard (60.4%) 02:00 PM 45
Cornell (15-13) @ Yale (24-7) Yale (58.4%) 11:00 AM 57
San Diego State (22-11) @ Utah State (28-6) Utah State (58.2%) 06:00 PM 67
Houston #5 (28-6) @ Arizona #2 (32-2) Arizona (55.4%) 06:00 PM 100
Vermont (22-12) @ UMBC (24-9) UMBC (54.6%) 11:00 AM 65
Tulsa (27-7) @ Wichita State (23-11) Wichita State (53.6%) 05:30 PM 71
UConn #6 (29-5) @ St. John's #13 (28-6) UConn (50.8%) 06:30 PM 99
Kennesaw State (21-13) @ Louisiana Tech (20-14) Louisiana Tech (50.8%) DOG 08:30 PM 54
Game Prediction Time (ET) Hype Level
Hawai'i (24-8) @ UC Irvine (23-12) UC Irvine (61.9%) 10:00 PM 63
San Diego State (22-11) @ Utah State (28-6) Utah State (58.2%) 06:00 PM 67
Prairie View A&M (18-17) @ Southern (17-17) Southern (61.2%) 07:30 PM 44
Game Prediction Time (ET) Hype Level
Hawai'i (24-8) @ UC Irvine (23-12) UC Irvine (61.9%) 10:00 PM 63
Prairie View A&M (18-17) @ Southern (17-17) Southern (61.2%) 07:30 PM 44
California Baptist (25-8) @ Utah Valley (25-8) Utah Valley (60.5%) 11:59 PM 64
Pennsylvania (18-11) @ Harvard (17-12) Harvard (60.4%) 02:00 PM 45
San Diego State (22-11) @ Utah State (28-6) Utah State (58.2%) 06:00 PM 67
Houston #5 (28-6) @ Arizona #2 (32-2) Arizona (55.4%) 06:00 PM 100
Vermont (22-12) @ UMBC (24-9) UMBC (54.6%) 11:00 AM 65
Tulsa (27-7) @ Wichita State (23-11) Wichita State (53.6%) 05:30 PM 71
UConn #6 (29-5) @ St. John's #13 (28-6) UConn (50.8%) 06:30 PM 99
Kennesaw State (21-13) @ Louisiana Tech (20-14) Louisiana Tech (50.8%) DOG 08:30 PM 54
Game Prediction Edge Time (ET) Hype Level
Kennesaw State (21-13) @ Louisiana Tech (20-14) Louisiana Tech (50.8%) DOG +4.0% 08:30 PM 54
Game Pick Confidence Moneyline Expected Value Time (ET)
North Carolina Central @ Howard North Carolina Central DOG 23.6% +575 ⭐⭐⭐ +59.1% 01:00 PM
Charlotte @ South Florida Charlotte DOG 14.5% +800 ⭐⭐⭐ +30.5% 03:00 PM
UCLA vs Purdue UCLA DOG 35.4% +247 ⭐⭐⭐ +23.0% 03:30 PM
Game Prediction Time (ET) Hype Level
Game Prediction Edge Time (ET) Hype Level
Hawai'i (24-8) @ UC Irvine (23-12) UC Irvine (61.9%) +7.6% 10:00 PM 63
San Diego State (22-11) @ Utah State (28-6) Utah State (58.2%) +6.1% 06:00 PM 67
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 21 games today.

XGBoost Win/Loss Model

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

Away Team Implied Probability
0.1887
Point Spread
0.1827
Quality Dominance Diff
0.1209
Srs Diff Rolling
0.1143
Away Days Rest
0.0436
Signal Agreement
0.0425
Away Moneyline
0.0406
Away Offensive Rating
0.0399
Home Team Implied Probability
0.0363
Away Cumsum Points
0.0312