Tap turns on the water, see the waters flow. "Tap Turns on the Water" - C.C.S.
Mitchell Center · February 10, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread USA -6.5 Home covered
O/U 148.5 Under
Money USA -250 / NIU +250
Model Predictions
Spread Total USA win
Actual USA +9 141 Won
Massey USA -3.9 (+5.1)
Massey Totals 157.1 (-16.1)
Bradley-Terry 66%
Weighted B-T 68%
Efficiency Plus ML USA -4.6 (+4.4) 153.5 (-12.5) 72%
Baseline Tuned ML USA -2.8 (+6.2) 151.3 (-10.3) 64%
Baseline ML USA -3.3 (+5.7) 151.4 (-10.4) 66%
Baseline Plus ML USA -3.9 (+5.1) 154.5 (-13.5) 66%

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 USA NIU
Overall 16-16 11-20
Conference 8-10 5-13
Home 11-6 5-9
Away 5-9 5-11
Neutral 0-1 1-0
Last 5 1-4 2-3
Streak L1 W1
Avg Pts For 73.4 71.4
Avg Pts Against 75.9 79.2
Massey -5.6 (#273) -6.1 (#277)
Bradley-Terry -0.70 (#243) -0.74 (#246)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.88 (#245) -0.94 (#249)
RPI 0.456 (#262) 0.476 (#218)
Shooting & Four Factors USA NIU
FG% 43.5% 43.8%
3PT% 33.0% 33.6%
REB / G 33.4 34.5
OREB / G 8.5 9.4
AST / TO 0.88 0.79
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 49.6% 50.3%
TOV% 16.5% 17.6%
ORB% 23.7% 26.5%
FT Rate 22.4% 25.6%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 51.6% 52.6%
Opp TOV% 16.5% 14.4%
DRB% 68.1% 67.9%
Opp FT Rate 23.3% 24.5%

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