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Akron Zips
62 – 65
FINAL Neutral Cayman Islands Classic
Utah State Aggies
John Gray Gymnasium (Neutral) · November 21, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread USU -1.5 Away covered
O/U 142.5 Under
Money AKR +100 / USU -125
Model Predictions
Spread Total AKR win
Actual USU +3 127 Lost
Massey USU -4.8 (+1.8) — —
Massey Totals — 143.1 (-16.1) —
Bradley-Terry — — 58% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 51% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ USU -2.2 (-0.8) 144.1 (-17.1) 39% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML USU -2.4 (-0.6) 142.6 (-15.6) 41% ✓
Baseline ML USU -1.8 (-1.2) 144.2 (-17.2) 41% ✓
Baseline Plus ML USU -2.5 (-0.5) 145.2 (-18.2) 39% ✓

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 AKR USU
Overall 24-11 28-7
Conference 13-5 14-4
Home 13-1 14-1
Away 7-6 8-4
Neutral 4-4 6-2
Last 5 3-0 2-1
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 72.0 78.9
Avg Pts Against 67.1 72.6
Massey 3.4 (#113) 8.2 (#41)
Bradley-Terry 1.58 (#63) 1.25 (#83)
W. Bradley-Terry 2.07 (#78) 2.03 (#82)
RPI 0.427 (#254) 0.584 (#79)
Shooting & Four Factors AKR USU
FG% 47.0% 48.9%
3PT% 36.6% 29.0%
REB / G 36.3 40.7
OREB / G 10.7 9.0
AST / TO 0.94 1.43
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 56.0% 53.9%
TOV% 22.4% 16.6%
ORB% 34.4% 24.8%
FT Rate 26.5% 28.1%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 50.6% 47.8%
Opp TOV% 21.6% 15.2%
DRB% 77.8% 78.5%
Opp FT Rate 18.6% 20.4%

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