The name is Big Daddy, yes big not little. "Ain't No Half Steppin'" - Big Daddy Kane
Yuengling Center · December 16, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread USF -1.5 Home covered
O/U 144.5 Under
Money USF -115 / LUC -111
Model Predictions
Spread Total USF win
Actual USF +13 141 Won
Massey USF -4.7 (+8.3)
Massey Totals 137.1 (+3.9)
Bradley-Terry 50%
Weighted B-T 49%
Baseline Plus ML USF -4.4 (+8.6) 141.3 (-0.3) 70%
Baseline ML USF -3.1 (+9.9) 140.7 (+0.3) 64%
Baseline Tuned ML USF -3.0 (+10.0) 140.2 (+0.8) 63%
Efficiency Plus ML USF -4.6 (+8.4) 141.3 (-0.3) 70%

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 7, 2024 LUC 7472 USF

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings USF LUC
Overall 25-8 23-10
Conference 16-2 15-3
Home 15-3 15-2
Away 8-4 7-5
Neutral 2-1 1-3
Last 5 2-3 3-2
Streak L1 L2
Avg Pts For 75.7 71.8
Avg Pts Against 69.3 67.6
Massey 1.2 (#155) 1.4 (#152)
Bradley-Terry -0.91 (#268) 0.10 (#165)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.93 (#255) 0.27 (#158)
RPI 0.441 (#271) 0.513 (#154)
Shooting & Four Factors USF LUC
FG% 40.9% 44.2%
3PT% 29.7% 35.1%
REB / G 37.8 35.9
OREB / G 12.0 7.9
AST / TO 1.28 1.15
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 46.4% 51.9%
TOV% 15.9% 19.3%
ORB% 30.2% 23.8%
FT Rate 28.8% 22.7%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 49.9% 47.5%
Opp TOV% 21.5% 17.1%
DRB% 72.0% 74.8%
Opp FT Rate 26.3% 25.6%

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