They headed down to old El Paso; thats's where they ran into a great big hassle. "Take the Money and Run" - The Steve Miller Band
Broadview Arena · December 30, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread BUF -3.5 Away covered
O/U 144.5 Under
Money BUF -150 / NIA +150
Model Predictions
Spread Total BUF win
Actual NIA +6 132 Lost
Massey BUF -2.8 (-8.8) — —
Massey Totals — 149.2 (-17.2) —
Bradley-Terry — — 38% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 25% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ BUF -3.2 (-9.2) 140.9 (-8.9) 58% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML BUF -1.4 (-7.4) 143.2 (-11.2) 51% ✗
Baseline ML BUF -0.9 (-6.9) 144.4 (-12.4) 49% ✓
Baseline Plus ML BUF -0.6 (-6.6) 144.6 (-12.6) 50% ✓

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 BUF NIA
Overall 4-27 16-16
Conference 2-16 11-9
Home 2-13 5-9
Away 2-11 10-6
Neutral 0-3 1-1
Last 5 0-5 1-4
Streak L5 L1
Avg Pts For 67.3 71.2
Avg Pts Against 79.6 72.4
Massey -11.7 (#338) -10.0 (#327)
Bradley-Terry -3.68 (#357) -2.25 (#332)
W. Bradley-Terry -5.14 (#357) -2.97 (#327)
RPI 0.400 (#330) 0.394 (#338)
Shooting & Four Factors BUF NIA
FG% 39.0% 44.1%
3PT% 24.3% 37.1%
REB / G 36.5 28.6
OREB / G 12.7 7.3
AST / TO 0.77 1.06
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 44.4% 49.9%
TOV% 21.5% 16.2%
ORB% 31.9% 23.1%
FT Rate 19.5% 22.8%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 55.9% 54.7%
Opp TOV% 15.3% 14.3%
DRB% 70.2% 70.3%
Opp FT Rate 20.3% 20.0%

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