This dance ain't for everybody. Only the sexy people. "Push It" - Salt-n-Pepa
William H. Pitt Center · December 2, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread SHU -7.5 Away covered
O/U 144.5 Under
Money SHU -300 / BU +300
Model Predictions
Spread Total SHU win
Actual BU +21 119 Lost
Massey SHU -10.4 (-31.4)
Massey Totals 139.3 (-20.3)
Bradley-Terry 80%
Weighted B-T 66%
Baseline Plus ML SHU -5.4 (-26.4) 142.2 (-23.2) 73%
Baseline ML SHU -6.4 (-27.4) 138.1 (-19.1) 75%
Baseline Tuned ML SHU -6.2 (-27.2) 137.8 (-18.8) 72%
Efficiency Plus ML SHU -4.0 (-25.0) 140.1 (-21.1) 61%

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

Last 5 Meetings

Dec 1, 2024 SHU 7365 BU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings SHU BU
Overall 16-16 16-17
Conference 10-6 10-8
Home 11-5 9-7
Away 4-11 7-10
Neutral 1-0 0-0
Last 5 2-3 1-4
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 72.8 65.7
Avg Pts Against 73.3 67.2
Massey -0.1 (#171) -4.2 (#254)
Bradley-Terry -0.68 (#241) -0.78 (#249)
W. Bradley-Terry -1.11 (#245) -0.30 (#212)
RPI 0.415 (#289) 0.389 (#321)
Shooting & Four Factors SHU BU
FG% 44.1% 37.4%
3PT% 35.0% 31.4%
REB / G 38.0 35.0
OREB / G 10.7 8.8
AST / TO 0.80 0.86
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 49.7% 43.5%
TOV% 17.8% 17.6%
ORB% 29.0% 22.7%
FT Rate 23.7% 17.3%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 51.7% 51.1%
Opp TOV% 19.3% 16.3%
DRB% 70.5% 76.6%
Opp FT Rate 18.4% 28.6%

Game Analysis

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