The name is Big Daddy, yes big not little. "Ain't No Half Steppin'" - Big Daddy Kane
Tudor Fieldhouse · December 23, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread RICE -4.5 Away covered
O/U 146.5 Over
Money RICE -175 / UL +175
Model Predictions
Spread Total RICE win
Actual UL +17 151 Lost
Massey RICE -2.4 (-19.4)
Massey Totals 144.3 (+6.7)
Bradley-Terry 64%
Weighted B-T 58%
Baseline Plus ML RICE -3.5 (-20.5) 143.0 (+8.0) 61%
Baseline ML RICE -3.6 (-20.6) 141.6 (+9.4) 61%
Baseline Tuned ML RICE -3.7 (-20.7) 141.5 (+9.5) 65%
Efficiency Plus ML RICE -1.2 (-18.2) 142.7 (+8.3) 54%

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

Last 5 Meetings

Nov 20, 2024 RICE 8361 UL

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings RICE UL
Overall 11-21 19-14
Conference 5-13 10-8
Home 6-10 11-3
Away 5-7 5-9
Neutral 0-4 3-2
Last 5 4-1 2-3
Streak L5 L1
Avg Pts For 71.1 74.8
Avg Pts Against 76.3 72.7
Massey -0.9 (#185) 1.2 (#149)
Bradley-Terry -0.10 (#191) 0.27 (#158)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.20 (#192) 0.56 (#146)
RPI 0.494 (#190) 0.494 (#189)
Shooting & Four Factors RICE UL
FG% 44.0% 45.5%
3PT% 28.1% 35.5%
REB / G 37.5 30.4
OREB / G 10.4 10.9
AST / TO 1.09 0.98
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 49.3% 52.1%
TOV% 17.7% 17.6%
ORB% 28.1% 31.3%
FT Rate 21.0% 18.6%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 50.7% 53.0%
Opp TOV% 15.7% 22.2%
DRB% 73.9% 60.1%
Opp FT Rate 18.6% 29.1%

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