I'm not a coward; I've just never been tested. "The Impression That I Get" - The Mighty Mighty Bosstones
SMU Mustangs
80 76
FINAL Conference
Tulane Green Wave
American Conference · Moody Coliseum (Dallas) · February 2, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread SMU -8.5 Away covered
O/U 159.5 Under
Money SMU -450 / TULN +310
Model Predictions
Spread Total SMU win
Actual SMU +4 156 Won
Massey SMU -11.5 (-7.5)
Massey Totals 158.7 (-2.7)
Bradley-Terry 75%
Weighted B-T 82%
Efficiency Plus ML SMU -9.3 (-5.3) 155.8 (+0.2) 83%
Baseline Tuned ML SMU -11.1 (-7.1) 153.4 (+2.6) 84%
Baseline ML SMU -10.8 (-6.8) 154.5 (+1.5) 83%
Baseline Plus ML SMU -12.1 (-8.1) 156.4 (-0.4) 83%

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 16, 2024 SMU 8779 TULN
Feb 2, 2023 TULN 7452 SMU
Jan 12, 2023 TULN 9788 SMU
Mar 6, 2022 SMU 7468 TULN
Jan 15, 2022 SMU 7566 TULN

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings SMU TULN
Overall 20-13 14-17
Conference 11-7 5-13
Home 14-3 11-6
Away 5-8 2-8
Neutral 1-2 1-3
Last 5 3-2 2-3
Streak L3 L1
Avg Pts For 76.7 81.5
Avg Pts Against 69.0 80.6
Massey 12.1 (#37) 4.2 (#110)
Bradley-Terry 0.97 (#101) 0.51 (#134)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.64 (#81) 0.84 (#120)
RPI 0.543 (#107) 0.516 (#145)
Shooting & Four Factors SMU TULN
FG% 46.1% 49.0%
3PT% 36.3% 35.8%
REB / G 39.3 32.3
OREB / G 13.1 6.3
AST / TO 1.28 1.32
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 52.5% 55.6%
TOV% 18.1% 14.0%
ORB% 37.1% 18.9%
FT Rate 19.4% 34.2%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 42.8% 50.9%
Opp TOV% 19.1% 18.8%
DRB% 67.3% 66.6%
Opp FT Rate 22.1% 22.3%

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