I'm so tired of being lonely, I still have some love to give. "Handle With Care" - The Travelling WIlburys
Knott Arena · December 23, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread MSM -14.5 Home covered
O/U 144.0 Over
Money MSM -1400 / LIU +800
Model Predictions
Spread Total MSM win
Actual MSM +28 146 Won
Massey MSM -14.6 (+13.4) — —
Massey Totals — 149.2 (-3.2) —
Bradley-Terry — — 79% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 80% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ MSM -11.8 (+16.2) 144.7 (+1.3) 88% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML MSM -12.7 (+15.3) 145.1 (+0.9) 87% ✓
Baseline ML MSM -14.4 (+13.6) 143.8 (+2.2) 88% ✓
Baseline Plus ML MSM -12.9 (+15.1) 146.6 (-0.6) 88% ✓

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 19, 2024 MSM 80 – 72 LIU
Feb 19, 2022 LIU 66 – 61 MSM
Jan 7, 2022 LIU 74 – 57 MSM
Feb 12, 2021 MSM 64 – 46 LIU
Feb 12, 2021 MSM 66 – 60 LIU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings MSM LIU
Overall 13-19 7-22
Conference 9-11 6-10
Home 8-5 5-4
Away 5-13 1-17
Neutral 0-1 1-1
Last 5 3-2 0-5
Streak L2 L3
Avg Pts For 72.7 66.5
Avg Pts Against 71.8 76.8
Massey -2.4 (#211) -12.5 (#344)
Bradley-Terry -1.79 (#311) -2.21 (#331)
W. Bradley-Terry -2.35 (#311) -2.69 (#323)
RPI 0.417 (#305) 0.393 (#343)
Shooting & Four Factors MSM LIU
FG% 46.0% 39.5%
3PT% 30.6% 29.6%
REB / G 35.4 32.1
OREB / G 11.8 7.5
AST / TO 0.92 0.68
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 50.8% 44.7%
TOV% 21.5% 21.1%
ORB% 34.4% 20.5%
FT Rate 19.2% 19.7%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 49.5% 50.7%
Opp TOV% 21.6% 16.0%
DRB% 69.8% 66.8%
Opp FT Rate 28.2% 30.0%

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