Just tell me where it hurts and I'll tell you who to call. "Quinn the Eskimo" - Bob Dylan
TCU Horned Frogs
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FINAL Big 12-Big East Battle
Xavier Musketeers
Schollmaier Arena · December 6, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread TCU -1.5 Home covered
O/U 148.5 Under
Money TCU -120 / XAV +100
Model Predictions
Spread Total TCU win
Actual TCU +4 148 Won
Massey TCU -6.2 (-2.2)
Massey Totals 142.0 (+6.0)
Bradley-Terry 19%
Weighted B-T 6%
Baseline Plus ML TCU -4.4 (-0.4) 138.9 (+9.1) 68%
Baseline ML TCU -4.1 (-0.1) 137.3 (+10.7) 67%
Baseline Tuned ML TCU -3.4 (+0.6) 137.2 (+10.8) 63%
Efficiency Plus ML TCU -3.8 (+0.2) 138.6 (+9.4) 74%

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 TCU XAV
Overall 16-16 22-12
Conference 9-11 13-7
Home 14-3 15-2
Away 2-9 5-7
Neutral 0-4 2-3
Last 5 2-3 4-1
Streak L3 L1
Avg Pts For 67.6 78.1
Avg Pts Against 68.7 71.6
Massey 5.1 (#92) 3.8 (#108)
Bradley-Terry 0.02 (#172) 2.42 (#40)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.08 (#170) 3.65 (#38)
RPI 0.490 (#180) 0.571 (#67)
Shooting & Four Factors TCU XAV
FG% 40.7% 45.6%
3PT% 28.7% 38.7%
REB / G 35.0 35.9
OREB / G 10.7 8.8
AST / TO 0.97 1.55
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 46.0% 53.3%
TOV% 17.3% 16.6%
ORB% 28.4% 27.0%
FT Rate 22.5% 28.8%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 47.3% 49.1%
Opp TOV% 22.4% 19.7%
DRB% 70.9% 77.5%
Opp FT Rate 17.5% 20.8%

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