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SMU Mustangs
66 – 54
FINAL Conference
Charlotte 49ers
American Conference · Moody Coliseum (Dallas) · January 3, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread SMU -8.0 Home covered
O/U 135.0 Under
Money SMU -345 / CLT +270
Model Predictions
Spread Total SMU win
Actual SMU +12 120 Won
Massey SMU -12.2 (-0.2) — —
Massey Totals — 130.4 (-10.4) —
Bradley-Terry — — 83% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 89% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ SMU -8.3 (+3.7) 135.0 (-15.0) 79% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML SMU -11.0 (+1.0) 136.8 (-16.8) 84% ✓
Baseline ML SMU -11.0 (+1.0) 137.3 (-17.3) 84% ✓
Baseline Plus ML SMU -10.3 (+1.7) 135.4 (-15.4) 81% ✓

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 SMU CLT
Overall 20-13 19-12
Conference 11-7 13-5
Home 14-3 13-2
Away 5-8 5-7
Neutral 1-2 1-3
Last 5 4-1 1-4
Streak L3 L1
Avg Pts For 76.7 68.0
Avg Pts Against 69.0 66.3
Massey 11.2 (#41) 3.5 (#111)
Bradley-Terry 0.94 (#97) 0.25 (#150)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.53 (#86) 0.44 (#147)
RPI 0.520 (#141) 0.526 (#136)
Shooting & Four Factors SMU CLT
FG% 47.2% 45.4%
3PT% 38.5% 30.6%
REB / G 39.9 31.9
OREB / G 12.7 7.1
AST / TO 1.28 1.31
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 54.1% 50.9%
TOV% 18.5% 15.8%
ORB% 36.6% 23.1%
FT Rate 17.5% 21.8%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 40.9% 48.3%
Opp TOV% 19.0% 16.4%
DRB% 67.7% 75.0%
Opp FT Rate 23.4% 22.4%

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