What ever happened to Leon Trotsky? "No More Heroes" - The Stranglers
Louisville Cardinals
80 – 81
FINAL Neutral Saatva Empire Classic
Texas Longhorns
Madison Square Garden (Neutral) · November 19, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread TEX -18.5 Home covered
O/U 147.0 Over
Money LOU +1050 / TEX -2000
Model Predictions
Spread Total LOU win
Actual TEX +1 161 Lost
Massey TEX -15.5 (+14.5) — —
Massey Totals — 143.6 (+17.4) —
Bradley-Terry — — 17% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 6% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ TEX -13.9 (+12.9) 144.9 (+16.1) 15% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML TEX -9.9 (+8.9) 143.1 (+17.9) 17% ✓
Baseline ML TEX -10.9 (+9.9) 143.7 (+17.3) 19% ✓
Baseline Plus ML TEX -9.4 (+8.4) 146.0 (+15.0) 23% ✓

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 LOU TEX
Overall 8-24 21-13
Conference 3-17 9-9
Home 7-11 14-4
Away 1-10 4-6
Neutral 0-3 3-3
Last 5 2-1 3-0
Streak L8 L1
Avg Pts For 72.0 75.4
Avg Pts Against 79.1 68.9
Massey -7.6 (#309) 7.9 (#47)
Bradley-Terry -0.56 (#218) 1.01 (#100)
W. Bradley-Terry -1.26 (#255) 1.43 (#99)
RPI 0.485 (#196) 0.521 (#158)
Shooting & Four Factors LOU TEX
FG% 42.7% 54.3%
3PT% 26.4% 45.7%
REB / G 44.3 39.3
OREB / G 17.0 8.3
AST / TO 0.61 1.20
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 46.4% 64.0%
TOV% 20.0% 22.3%
ORB% 41.1% 28.7%
FT Rate 25.0% 26.8%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 49.2% 38.9%
Opp TOV% 19.4% 21.3%
DRB% 69.5% 75.0%
Opp FT Rate 16.6% 23.9%

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