I just keep on rolling along with the grace of the Lord above. "Heartbreaker" - Led Zeppelin
Mercer Bears
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FINAL SoCon/ASUN Challenge
West Georgia Wolves
Hawkins Arena · December 4, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread MER -10.5 Home covered
O/U 145.5 Over
Money MER -800 / WGA +500
Model Predictions
Spread Total MER win
Actual MER +14 158 Won
Massey MER -10.9 (+3.1)
Massey Totals 147.3 (+10.7)
Bradley-Terry 97%
Weighted B-T 99%
Baseline Plus ML MER -8.0 (+6.0) 146.1 (+11.9) 75%
Baseline ML MER -8.7 (+5.3) 142.9 (+15.1) 75%
Baseline Tuned ML MER -8.4 (+5.6) 143.6 (+14.4) 77%
Efficiency Plus ML MER -7.0 (+7.0) 145.0 (+13.0) 76%

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 MER WGA
Overall 14-19 6-25
Conference 6-12 4-14
Home 7-6 4-8
Away 5-11 2-15
Neutral 2-2 0-2
Last 5 1-4 0-5
Streak L1 W1
Avg Pts For 73.7 67.8
Avg Pts Against 77.0 78.8
Massey -5.1 (#263) -10.7 (#335)
Bradley-Terry -0.42 (#218) -3.08 (#353)
W. Bradley-Terry -1.08 (#239) -4.36 (#353)
RPI 0.490 (#187) 0.370 (#344)
Shooting & Four Factors MER WGA
FG% 45.0% 40.1%
3PT% 33.1% 27.7%
REB / G 32.0 32.7
OREB / G 9.8 10.7
AST / TO 0.78 0.90
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 52.0% 44.2%
TOV% 22.1% 18.8%
ORB% 27.7% 27.8%
FT Rate 17.3% 15.5%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 55.0% 56.6%
Opp TOV% 18.0% 17.9%
DRB% 65.7% 68.3%
Opp FT Rate 28.5% 23.1%

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