Twenty-one years in captivity / His shoes too small to fit his feet "Nelson Mandela" - The Specials
Iowa State Cyclones
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FINAL Big 12-Big East Battle
Marquette Golden Eagles
Hilton Coliseum · December 5, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread ISU -5.5 Home covered
O/U 152.5 Under
Money ISU -230 / MARQ +195
Model Predictions
Spread Total ISU win
Actual ISU +11 151 Won
Massey ISU -1.8 (+9.2)
Massey Totals 157.5 (-6.5)
Bradley-Terry 30%
Weighted B-T 20%
Baseline Plus ML ISU -4.5 (+6.5) 153.3 (-2.3) 68%
Baseline ML ISU -4.2 (+6.8) 151.4 (-0.4) 68%
Baseline Tuned ML ISU -4.6 (+6.4) 150.9 (+0.1) 60%
Efficiency Plus ML ISU -4.5 (+6.5) 149.3 (+1.7) 66%

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 ISU MARQ
Overall 25-10 23-11
Conference 13-7 13-7
Home 15-2 14-3
Away 6-5 7-6
Neutral 4-3 2-2
Last 5 4-1 5-0
Streak L1 L2
Avg Pts For 80.3 76.6
Avg Pts Against 68.3 68.7
Massey 16.0 (#17) 19.2 (#9)
Bradley-Terry 2.93 (#21) 4.72 (#2)
W. Bradley-Terry 4.91 (#17) 7.32 (#2)
RPI 0.595 (#49) 0.693 (#11)
Shooting & Four Factors ISU MARQ
FG% 50.9% 48.5%
3PT% 33.6% 34.0%
REB / G 33.3 34.4
OREB / G 9.2 9.8
AST / TO 1.80 1.62
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 57.1% 56.6%
TOV% 12.7% 13.7%
ORB% 29.6% 28.5%
FT Rate 33.8% 22.2%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 48.6% 48.1%
Opp TOV% 23.6% 25.2%
DRB% 76.3% 73.0%
Opp FT Rate 24.3% 18.7%

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