Hop in my Chrysler, it's as big as a whale and it's about to set sail. "Love Shack" - The B-52's
Southern Illinois Salukis
76 – 82
FINAL Neutral Cancun Challenge
James Madison Dukes
Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (Neutral) · November 21, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread JMU -5.5 Away covered
O/U 147.5 Over
Money SIU +188 / JMU -250
Model Predictions
Spread Total SIU win
Actual JMU +6 158 Lost
Massey JMU -4.5 (-1.5) — —
Massey Totals — 174.3 (-16.3) —
Bradley-Terry — — 9% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 4% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ JMU -1.7 (-4.3) 156.2 (+1.8) 41% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML JMU -2.4 (-3.6) 156.6 (+1.4) 36% ✓
Baseline ML JMU -2.5 (-3.5) 156.8 (+1.2) 38% ✓
Baseline Plus ML JMU -1.6 (-4.4) 157.6 (+0.4) 41% ✓

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 SIU JMU
Overall 19-13 32-4
Conference 11-9 15-3
Home 13-5 14-1
Away 5-6 12-2
Neutral 1-2 6-1
Last 5 2-0 4-0
Streak L3 L1
Avg Pts For 72.2 81.9
Avg Pts Against 68.6 69.9
Massey 3.9 (#103) 8.4 (#38)
Bradley-Terry 0.79 (#118) 3.08 (#9)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.06 (#124) 4.15 (#25)
RPI 0.542 (#127) 0.705 (#15)
Shooting & Four Factors SIU JMU
FG% 47.4% 45.3%
3PT% 31.2% 38.9%
REB / G 36.5 39.5
OREB / G 11.5 11.5
AST / TO 1.71 1.48
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 53.9% 52.9%
TOV% 15.5% 13.9%
ORB% 37.1% 29.3%
FT Rate 34.2% 30.1%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 47.0% 48.3%
Opp TOV% 22.6% 19.3%
DRB% 75.8% 66.3%
Opp FT Rate 30.3% 31.8%

Game Analysis

Loading game analysis…

Failed to load game analysis.