I don't know why I let that mean woman make me a fool. "Whipping Post" - The Allman Brothers
Rice Owls
88 – 103
FINAL Neutral Ball Dawgs Classic
Indiana State Sycamores
Lee's Family Forum (Neutral) · November 21, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread INST -6.5 Away covered
O/U 158.5 Over
Money RICE +260 / INST -250
Model Predictions
Spread Total RICE win
Actual INST +15 191 Lost
Massey INST -13.8 (-1.2) — —
Massey Totals — 160.1 (+30.9) —
Bradley-Terry — — 27% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 27% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ INST -9.8 (-5.2) 154.4 (+36.6) 23% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML INST -10.4 (-4.6) 154.8 (+36.2) 21% ✓
Baseline ML INST -9.9 (-5.1) 153.6 (+37.4) 20% ✓
Baseline Plus ML INST -9.2 (-5.8) 153.5 (+37.5) 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 RICE INST
Overall 11-21 32-7
Conference 5-13 17-3
Home 6-10 16-1
Away 5-7 9-4
Neutral 0-4 7-2
Last 5 0-2 1-1
Streak L5 L1
Avg Pts For 71.1 84.7
Avg Pts Against 76.3 73.5
Massey -3.9 (#251) 9.8 (#31)
Bradley-Terry -0.96 (#263) 0.03 (#176)
W. Bradley-Terry -1.02 (#232) -0.03 (#174)
RPI 0.536 (#134) 0.563 (#101)
Shooting & Four Factors RICE INST
FG% 40.0% 56.0%
3PT% 26.1% 40.8%
REB / G 30.0 31.5
OREB / G 10.0 6.0
AST / TO 1.61 1.81
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 45.0% 64.7%
TOV% 13.0% 14.5%
ORB% 25.0% 20.7%
FT Rate 26.7% 22.4%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 64.4% 51.2%
Opp TOV% 18.5% 17.3%
DRB% 72.7% 67.1%
Opp FT Rate 27.8% 27.9%

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