And then my good friend Shaggy says "Come spend some time, family" "44/876" -- Shaggy & Sting
Chaifetz Arena · November 29, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread USU -6.5 Home covered
O/U 150.5 Over
Money SLU +215 / USU -267
Model Predictions
Spread Total SLU win
Actual USU +5 157 Lost
Massey USU -11.1 (+6.1) — —
Massey Totals — 147.9 (+9.1) —
Bradley-Terry — — 37% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 29% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ USU -7.5 (+2.5) 148.6 (+8.4) 20% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML USU -5.8 (+0.8) 144.2 (+12.8) 27% ✓
Baseline ML USU -7.2 (+2.2) 145.7 (+11.3) 27% ✓
Baseline Plus ML USU -5.6 (+0.6) 149.7 (+7.3) 32% ✓

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 SLU USU
Overall 13-20 28-7
Conference 5-13 14-4
Home 8-8 14-1
Away 3-9 8-4
Neutral 2-3 6-2
Last 5 3-2 4-1
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 74.1 78.9
Avg Pts Against 79.8 72.6
Massey -4.8 (#258) 12.6 (#27)
Bradley-Terry 0.97 (#104) 2.77 (#23)
W. Bradley-Terry 2.04 (#81) 4.36 (#23)
RPI 0.502 (#163) 0.683 (#14)
Shooting & Four Factors SLU USU
FG% 40.0% 49.7%
3PT% 36.3% 28.7%
REB / G 34.3 38.6
OREB / G 7.5 9.2
AST / TO 1.25 1.41
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 46.3% 53.9%
TOV% 12.7% 17.5%
ORB% 19.5% 26.9%
FT Rate 30.4% 22.6%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 48.9% 44.7%
Opp TOV% 17.8% 17.7%
DRB% 72.9% 77.8%
Opp FT Rate 19.5% 21.4%

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