We need the funk. "Give Up the Funk" - Parliament
Burr Gymnasium · November 15, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread HOW -10.5 Home covered
O/U 148.5 Under
Money HOW -700 / BU +550
Model Predictions
Spread Total HOW win
Actual HOW +11 117 Won
Massey HOW -16.9 (-5.9)
Massey Totals 146.9 (-29.9)
Bradley-Terry 95%
Weighted B-T 98%
Baseline Plus ML HOW -9.8 (+1.2) 139.6 (-22.6) 81%
Baseline ML HOW -10.5 (+0.5) 143.3 (-26.3) 81%
Baseline Tuned ML HOW -9.0 (+2.0) 142.0 (-25.0) 80%
Efficiency Plus ML HOW -9.3 (+1.7) 138.0 (-21.0) 84%

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

Last 5 Meetings

Nov 24, 2024 BU 6962 HOW

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings HOW BU
Overall 18-17 16-17
Conference 9-5 10-8
Home 9-4 9-7
Away 6-9 7-10
Neutral 3-4 0-0
Last 5 1-2 0-2
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 74.5 65.7
Avg Pts Against 75.1 67.2
Massey 2.4 (#124) -3.8 (#258)
Bradley-Terry -0.06 (#179) -0.98 (#282)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.06 (#172) -1.40 (#285)
RPI 0.507 (#150) 0.229 (#314)
Shooting & Four Factors HOW BU
FG% 50.9% 33.9%
3PT% 38.6% 28.6%
REB / G 34.3 31.0
OREB / G 9.7 7.0
AST / TO 0.53 0.59
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 57.4% 40.4%
TOV% 23.1% 20.2%
ORB% 33.0% 18.4%
FT Rate 40.8% 13.8%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 55.0% 50.0%
Opp TOV% 14.5% 21.4%
DRB% 66.1% 69.6%
Opp FT Rate 26.2% 29.5%

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