I like bread and butter. I like toast and jam. "Bread and Butter" - The Newbeats
Canisius Golden Griffins
85 – 77
FINAL Neutral Northern Classic
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
Place Bell (Neutral) · November 25, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread WKU -6.5 Home covered
O/U 146.5 Over
Money CAN +260 / WKU -320
Model Predictions
Spread Total CAN win
Actual CAN +8 162 Won
Massey WKU -3.2 (+11.2) — —
Massey Totals — 141.9 (+20.1) —
Bradley-Terry — — 50% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 38% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ WKU -3.0 (+11.0) 143.7 (+18.3) 40% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML WKU -1.7 (+9.7) 141.1 (+20.9) 43% ✗
Baseline ML WKU -1.1 (+9.1) 141.9 (+20.1) 47% ✗
Baseline Plus ML WKU -1.3 (+9.3) 145.8 (+16.2) 46% ✗

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 CAN WKU
Overall 14-18 22-12
Conference 8-12 8-8
Home 8-4 12-2
Away 3-12 6-7
Neutral 3-2 4-3
Last 5 2-2 2-1
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 69.1 78.8
Avg Pts Against 72.2 74.7
Massey 0.2 (#158) 3.5 (#114)
Bradley-Terry 1.39 (#73) 1.40 (#72)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.81 (#88) 2.29 (#66)
RPI 0.577 (#77) 0.567 (#90)
Shooting & Four Factors CAN WKU
FG% 42.9% 39.1%
3PT% 35.1% 21.6%
REB / G 38.2 40.5
OREB / G 11.8 15.0
AST / TO 0.88 0.64
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 49.8% 42.0%
TOV% 19.6% 14.6%
ORB% 30.3% 33.7%
FT Rate 18.8% 22.5%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 48.8% 49.6%
Opp TOV% 17.0% 19.9%
DRB% 68.8% 69.9%
Opp FT Rate 24.0% 33.0%

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