Oh workers can you stand it, oh tell me how you can? Will you be a lousy scab or will you be a man? "Which Side Are You On?" - Pete Seeger
Florida State Seminoles
72 – 88
FINAL Neutral AutoNation Orange Bowl Classic
South Florida Bulls
Amerant Bank Arena (Neutral) · December 9, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread FSU -7.5 Away covered
O/U 145.5 Over
Money FSU -333 / USF +240
Model Predictions
Spread Total FSU win
Actual USF +16 160 Lost
Massey FSU -7.9 (-23.9) — —
Massey Totals — 133.5 (+26.5) —
Bradley-Terry — — 93% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 97% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ FSU -4.2 (-20.2) 139.0 (+21.0) 60% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML FSU -5.5 (-21.5) 136.1 (+23.9) 73% ✗
Baseline ML FSU -5.4 (-21.4) 136.7 (+23.3) 70% ✗
Baseline Plus ML FSU -5.4 (-21.4) 141.1 (+18.9) 69% ✗

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 FSU USF
Overall 17-16 25-8
Conference 10-10 16-2
Home 10-7 15-3
Away 4-7 8-4
Neutral 3-2 2-1
Last 5 2-3 1-4
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 76.5 75.7
Avg Pts Against 76.3 69.3
Massey 6.5 (#75) -1.4 (#198)
Bradley-Terry 0.46 (#142) -2.16 (#324)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.84 (#129) -2.81 (#314)
RPI 0.584 (#64) 0.392 (#327)
Shooting & Four Factors FSU USF
FG% 45.6% 38.3%
3PT% 36.2% 24.2%
REB / G 35.6 37.3
OREB / G 10.1 11.5
AST / TO 1.14 1.14
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 52.2% 42.7%
TOV% 17.6% 16.2%
ORB% 28.6% 28.5%
FT Rate 20.9% 26.4%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 47.4% 47.6%
Opp TOV% 21.9% 21.5%
DRB% 66.2% 72.1%
Opp FT Rate 32.0% 27.0%

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