I like bread and butter. I like toast and jam. "Bread and Butter" - The Newbeats
Montana State Bobcats
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FINAL Basketball Travelers Invitational
Abilene Christian Wildcats
Worthington Arena · November 27, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread MTST -5.5 Home covered
O/U 141.5 Over
Money MTST -230 / ACU +195
Model Predictions
Spread Total MTST win
Actual MTST +26 144 Won
Massey MTST -11.7 (+14.3)
Massey Totals 142.5 (+1.5)
Bradley-Terry 44%
Weighted B-T 43%
Baseline Plus ML MTST -6.9 (+19.1) 140.7 (+3.3) 75%
Baseline ML MTST -7.3 (+18.7) 142.7 (+1.3) 76%
Baseline Tuned ML MTST -7.5 (+18.5) 141.7 (+2.3) 74%
Efficiency Plus ML MTST -6.1 (+19.9) 139.9 (+4.1) 73%

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

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings MTST ACU
Overall 15-18 16-16
Conference 9-9 8-8
Home 11-3 10-5
Away 3-14 5-10
Neutral 1-1 1-1
Last 5 1-4 2-2
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 70.7 67.6
Avg Pts Against 70.7 71.0
Massey 1.6 (#141) -4.1 (#243)
Bradley-Terry -1.69 (#300) -0.23 (#205)
W. Bradley-Terry -2.13 (#283) -0.41 (#206)
RPI 0.462 (#233) 0.515 (#153)
Shooting & Four Factors MTST ACU
FG% 44.1% 46.1%
3PT% 33.8% 35.3%
REB / G 31.4 30.2
OREB / G 8.8 9.2
AST / TO 1.14 0.88
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 51.7% 50.5%
TOV% 17.2% 20.7%
ORB% 25.4% 29.6%
FT Rate 22.2% 40.2%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 49.1% 55.3%
Opp TOV% 18.1% 22.6%
DRB% 68.5% 73.7%
Opp FT Rate 33.9% 48.1%

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