I'm so tired of being lonely, I still have some love to give. "Handle With Care" - The Travelling WIlburys
Tucker Center · December 17, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread FSU -4.5 Away covered
O/U 148.5 Under
Money FSU -175 / SMU +188
Model Predictions
Spread Total FSU win
Actual SMU +11 125 Lost
Massey FSU -2.4 (-13.4)
Massey Totals 141.7 (-16.7)
Bradley-Terry 74%
Weighted B-T 73%
Efficiency Plus ML FSU -0.1 (-11.1) 140.0 (-15.0) 53%
Baseline Tuned ML FSU -2.5 (-13.5) 139.1 (-14.1) 60%
Baseline ML FSU -2.4 (-13.4) 139.3 (-14.3) 57%
Baseline Plus ML FSU -1.9 (-12.9) 140.4 (-15.4) 58%

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

Last 5 Meetings

Mar 7, 2026 FSU 9178 SMU
Jan 24, 2026 SMU 8380 FSU
Mar 8, 2025 FSU 7669 SMU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings FSU SMU
Overall 17-16 20-13
Conference 10-10 11-7
Home 10-7 14-3
Away 4-7 5-8
Neutral 3-2 1-2
Last 5 2-3 2-3
Streak L1 L3
Avg Pts For 76.5 76.7
Avg Pts Against 76.3 69.0
Massey 5.2 (#92) 7.5 (#63)
Bradley-Terry 0.34 (#150) 0.26 (#159)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.58 (#147) 0.70 (#136)
RPI 0.562 (#82) 0.504 (#169)
Shooting & Four Factors FSU SMU
FG% 44.8% 45.5%
3PT% 36.3% 36.0%
REB / G 36.2 39.4
OREB / G 10.5 12.9
AST / TO 1.11 1.25
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 51.4% 51.7%
TOV% 18.0% 18.2%
ORB% 28.9% 36.4%
FT Rate 22.0% 18.4%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 48.1% 42.6%
Opp TOV% 21.3% 19.1%
DRB% 66.9% 68.5%
Opp FT Rate 33.0% 25.1%

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