But spirit is something that no one destroys. "The Low Spark of High Heeled Boys" - Traffic
Case Gym · December 1, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread BU -5.5 Away covered
O/U 139.5 Under
Money BU -240 / SHU +195
Model Predictions
Spread Total BU win
Actual SHU +8 138 Lost
Massey BU -7.7 (-15.7)
Massey Totals 140.4 (-2.4)
Bradley-Terry 75%
Weighted B-T 79%
Baseline Plus ML BU -5.0 (-13.0) 136.4 (+1.6) 67%
Baseline ML BU -5.1 (-13.1) 137.4 (+0.6) 64%
Baseline Tuned ML BU -4.9 (-12.9) 137.5 (+0.5) 68%
Efficiency Plus ML BU -4.5 (-12.5) 135.9 (+2.1) 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 2, 2023 BU 7049 SHU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings BU SHU
Overall 16-16 15-18
Conference 10-8 10-10
Home 12-4 8-5
Away 3-12 5-11
Neutral 1-0 2-2
Last 5 3-2 2-3
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 65.6 75.1
Avg Pts Against 68.3 75.7
Massey -4.3 (#248) -6.4 (#284)
Bradley-Terry -1.33 (#289) -1.42 (#294)
W. Bradley-Terry -1.92 (#283) -2.14 (#289)
RPI 0.429 (#289) 0.379 (#333)
Shooting & Four Factors BU SHU
FG% 41.8% 42.6%
3PT% 34.1% 37.0%
REB / G 36.0 33.9
OREB / G 11.1 10.1
AST / TO 0.77 1.11
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 49.7% 49.8%
TOV% 22.5% 17.3%
ORB% 32.1% 27.5%
FT Rate 18.5% 16.7%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 48.5% 55.9%
Opp TOV% 17.1% 18.2%
DRB% 74.4% 71.6%
Opp FT Rate 23.4% 27.8%

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