But spirit is something that no one destroys. "The Low Spark of High Heeled Boys" - Traffic
XFINITY Center · December 20, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread MD -19.5 Away covered
O/U 141.5 Under
Money MD -8000 / NICH +1400
Model Predictions
Spread Total MD win
Actual MD +6 140 Won
Massey MD -11.6 (-5.6) — —
Massey Totals — 139.5 (+0.5) —
Bradley-Terry — — 61% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 75% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ MD -14.8 (-8.8) 145.7 (-5.7) 88% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML MD -13.1 (-7.1) 141.8 (-1.8) 84% ✓
Baseline ML MD -12.6 (-6.6) 142.9 (-2.9) 87% ✓
Baseline Plus ML MD -11.8 (-5.8) 145.8 (-5.8) 87% ✓

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 MD NICH
Overall 16-17 20-14
Conference 7-13 13-5
Home 11-6 10-2
Away 4-8 8-10
Neutral 1-3 2-2
Last 5 4-1 1-4
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 69.0 73.2
Avg Pts Against 65.9 74.9
Massey 4.7 (#98) -2.3 (#211)
Bradley-Terry -0.34 (#212) 0.13 (#165)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.23 (#195) -0.25 (#196)
RPI 0.468 (#219) 0.527 (#138)
Shooting & Four Factors MD NICH
FG% 41.6% 40.3%
3PT% 25.5% 34.3%
REB / G 37.3 33.4
OREB / G 13.5 9.1
AST / TO 0.91 0.76
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 46.7% 47.6%
TOV% 17.9% 17.4%
ORB% 35.9% 23.8%
FT Rate 34.3% 24.4%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 45.7% 51.0%
Opp TOV% 22.8% 16.5%
DRB% 67.8% 63.4%
Opp FT Rate 23.6% 26.5%

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