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Memphis Tigers
62 – 59
FINAL Conference
SMU Mustangs
American Conference · FedExForum · January 7, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread MEM -7.0 Away covered
O/U 152.5 Under
Money MEM -292 / SMU +235
Model Predictions
Spread Total MEM win
Actual MEM +3 121 Won
Massey MEM -1.8 (+1.2) — —
Massey Totals — 147.4 (-26.4) —
Bradley-Terry — — 94% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 93% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML MEM -3.4 (-0.4) 143.1 (-22.1) 67% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ MEM -3.5 (-0.5) 145.7 (-24.7) 76% ✓
Baseline Plus ML MEM -2.5 (+0.5) 141.8 (-20.8) 71% ✓
Baseline ML MEM -3.1 (-0.1) 143.5 (-22.5) 70% ✓

Predictions use only rating snapshots dated before tip-off. Parenthesised values are the signed error vs. the actual result. Model performance →

Last 5 Meetings

Feb 18, 2024 SMU 106 – 79 MEM
Mar 3, 2023 MEM 81 – 62 SMU
Jan 27, 2023 MEM 99 – 84 SMU
Mar 12, 2022 MEM 70 – 63 SMU
Feb 20, 2022 SMU 73 – 57 MEM

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings MEM SMU
Overall 22-10 20-13
Conference 11-7 11-7
Home 13-2 14-3
Away 7-6 5-8
Neutral 2-2 1-2
Last 5 5-0 4-1
Streak L2 L3
Avg Pts For 80.5 76.7
Avg Pts Against 75.8 69.0
Massey 9.4 (#55) 11.8 (#38)
Bradley-Terry 3.15 (#12) 1.27 (#79)
W. Bradley-Terry 3.57 (#20) 1.95 (#66)
RPI 0.660 (#8) 0.538 (#116)
Shooting & Four Factors MEM SMU
FG% 45.0% 46.9%
3PT% 33.2% 37.2%
REB / G 37.3 40.3
OREB / G 10.7 12.9
AST / TO 0.95 1.31
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 51.4% 53.4%
TOV% 18.2% 18.1%
ORB% 30.5% 37.1%
FT Rate 30.1% 17.4%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 47.5% 40.8%
Opp TOV% 19.7% 18.8%
DRB% 66.8% 68.3%
Opp FT Rate 19.1% 23.4%

Game Analysis

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