They headed down to old El Paso; thats's where they ran into a great big hassle. "Take the Money and Run" - The Steve Miller Band
Townsley Law Arena · December 14, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread MCN -7.0 Home covered
O/U 138.5 Under
Money MCN -292 / USM +235
Model Predictions
Spread Total MCN win
Actual MCN +19 115 Won
Massey MCN -19.0 (+0.0) — —
Massey Totals — 144.7 (-29.7) —
Bradley-Terry — — 96% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 99% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ MCN -10.9 (+8.1) 139.5 (-24.5) 80% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML MCN -15.7 (+3.3) 144.6 (-29.6) 88% ✓
Baseline ML MCN -15.2 (+3.8) 145.0 (-30.0) 86% ✓
Baseline Plus ML MCN -16.3 (+2.7) 141.0 (-26.0) 87% ✓

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 18, 2022 USM 86 – 67 MCN

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings MCN USM
Overall 30-4 16-16
Conference 17-1 9-9
Home 18-0 11-3
Away 11-3 5-9
Neutral 1-1 0-4
Last 5 3-2 3-2
Streak L1 L3
Avg Pts For 78.0 69.9
Avg Pts Against 64.8 72.9
Massey 9.2 (#46) -4.9 (#267)
Bradley-Terry 1.72 (#54) -0.36 (#216)
W. Bradley-Terry 2.47 (#47) -0.88 (#242)
RPI 0.603 (#42) 0.429 (#286)
Shooting & Four Factors MCN USM
FG% 48.7% 43.4%
3PT% 41.3% 36.0%
REB / G 34.3 33.0
OREB / G 9.5 11.3
AST / TO 1.36 1.14
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 54.9% 49.1%
TOV% 11.8% 16.8%
ORB% 28.8% 32.1%
FT Rate 17.2% 27.5%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 50.0% 55.1%
Opp TOV% 18.1% 21.0%
DRB% 70.3% 67.0%
Opp FT Rate 19.4% 26.4%

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