They smelled of pubs and Wormwood Scrubs and too many right wing meetings. "Down in the Tube Station at Midnight" - The Jam
Bartow Arena · December 2, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread UAB -9.5 Away covered
O/U 140.5 Over
Money UAB -400 / USM +350
Model Predictions
Spread Total UAB win
Actual USM +3 167 Lost
Massey UAB -12.3 (-15.3) — —
Massey Totals — 142.3 (+24.7) —
Bradley-Terry — — 98% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 100% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ UAB -9.2 (-12.2) 142.4 (+24.6) 72% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML UAB -8.7 (-11.7) 141.3 (+25.7) 77% ✗
Baseline ML UAB -8.9 (-11.9) 139.9 (+27.1) 74% ✗
Baseline Plus ML UAB -9.3 (-12.3) 139.8 (+27.2) 69% ✗

Predictions use only rating snapshots dated before tip-off. Parenthesised values are the signed error vs. the actual result. Model performance →

Last 5 Meetings

Nov 8, 2024 UAB 98 – 84 USM
Mar 14, 2023 UAB 88 – 60 USM
Mar 3, 2022 UAB 81 – 68 USM
Feb 11, 2022 UAB 84 – 63 USM
Jan 9, 2021 UAB 62 – 58 USM

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings UAB USM
Overall 23-12 16-16
Conference 12-6 9-9
Home 12-5 11-3
Away 7-5 5-9
Neutral 4-2 0-4
Last 5 4-1 1-4
Streak L1 L3
Avg Pts For 77.0 69.9
Avg Pts Against 75.6 72.9
Massey -1.3 (#203) -7.4 (#303)
Bradley-Terry 0.75 (#122) -2.04 (#320)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.91 (#129) -3.35 (#326)
RPI 0.555 (#99) 0.314 (#355)
Shooting & Four Factors UAB USM
FG% 42.1% 40.3%
3PT% 25.4% 37.8%
REB / G 39.0 31.6
OREB / G 13.4 11.2
AST / TO 0.86 0.98
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 45.7% 46.3%
TOV% 17.2% 16.8%
ORB% 35.6% 29.6%
FT Rate 28.3% 24.0%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 50.5% 55.5%
Opp TOV% 17.3% 23.0%
DRB% 69.4% 66.7%
Opp FT Rate 20.6% 26.1%

Game Analysis

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