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
Moody Coliseum (Abilene) · December 17, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread ACU -1.0 Home covered
O/U 138.0 Over
Money ACU -120 / UTEP +100
Model Predictions
Spread Total ACU win
Actual ACU +6 170 Won
Massey ACU -5.4 (+0.6) — —
Massey Totals — 136.6 (+33.4) —
Bradley-Terry — — 73% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 80% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ ACU -3.7 (+2.3) 136.2 (+33.8) 69% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML ACU -2.7 (+3.3) 137.0 (+33.0) 67% ✓
Baseline ML ACU -3.7 (+2.3) 135.9 (+34.1) 70% ✓
Baseline Plus ML ACU -4.3 (+1.7) 139.9 (+30.1) 71% ✓

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 ACU UTEP
Overall 16-18 18-16
Conference 10-10 7-9
Home 8-6 13-5
Away 5-10 2-9
Neutral 3-2 3-2
Last 5 1-4 1-4
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 70.7 68.9
Avg Pts Against 73.7 69.1
Massey -3.1 (#229) -3.7 (#239)
Bradley-Terry -0.64 (#244) -0.67 (#245)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.52 (#212) -0.78 (#239)
RPI 0.461 (#241) 0.467 (#223)
Shooting & Four Factors ACU UTEP
FG% 40.6% 41.9%
3PT% 32.7% 23.0%
REB / G 30.7 32.7
OREB / G 9.0 10.7
AST / TO 0.92 0.79
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 45.4% 45.3%
TOV% 17.6% 22.7%
ORB% 24.0% 29.6%
FT Rate 30.8% 30.1%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 51.8% 49.2%
Opp TOV% 22.6% 23.6%
DRB% 66.6% 71.3%
Opp FT Rate 31.3% 35.5%

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