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Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns
68 – 60
FINAL Neutral Gulf Coast Showcase
Buffalo Bulls
Hertz Arena (Neutral) · November 21, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread UL -10.0 Away covered
O/U 151.5 Under
Money UL -480 / BUF +360
Model Predictions
Spread Total UL win
Actual UL +8 128 Won
Massey UL -12.3 (-4.3) — —
Massey Totals — 148.8 (-20.8) —
Bradley-Terry — — 87% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 96% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ UL -10.1 (-2.1) 144.8 (-16.8) 80% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML UL -9.0 (-1.0) 145.7 (-17.7) 80% ✓
Baseline ML UL -8.4 (-0.4) 147.5 (-19.5) 78% ✓
Baseline Plus ML UL -9.4 (-1.4) 150.3 (-22.3) 78% ✓

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 UL BUF
Overall 19-14 4-27
Conference 10-8 2-16
Home 11-3 2-13
Away 5-9 2-11
Neutral 3-2 0-3
Last 5 1-2 0-3
Streak L1 L5
Avg Pts For 74.8 67.3
Avg Pts Against 72.7 79.6
Massey -1.7 (#209) -14.0 (#352)
Bradley-Terry -0.92 (#257) -2.86 (#350)
W. Bradley-Terry -1.07 (#238) -4.21 (#346)
RPI 0.441 (#246) 0.369 (#308)
Shooting & Four Factors UL BUF
FG% 46.8% 39.4%
3PT% 32.9% 28.8%
REB / G 31.7 40.5
OREB / G 10.3 13.0
AST / TO 0.97 1.07
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 53.2% 45.3%
TOV% 18.5% 18.9%
ORB% 29.8% 29.5%
FT Rate 19.9% 21.3%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 52.8% 57.6%
Opp TOV% 18.5% 15.1%
DRB% 62.7% 80.9%
Opp FT Rate 28.5% 29.5%

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