The tide is high, but I'm holding on. "The Tide is High" - Blondie
Florida Atlantic Owls
80 70
FINAL Conference
SMU Mustangs
American Conference · Abessinio Court at Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena · February 23, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread FAU -6.5 Home covered
O/U 153.5 Under
Money FAU -275 / SMU +210
Model Predictions
Spread Total FAU win
Actual FAU +10 150 Won
Massey FAU -3.7 (+6.3)
Massey Totals 153.0 (-3.0)
Bradley-Terry 76%
Weighted B-T 73%
Efficiency Plus ML FAU -6.4 (+3.6) 152.5 (-2.5) 79%
Baseline Tuned ML FAU -4.7 (+5.3) 151.2 (-1.2) 69%
Baseline ML FAU -4.8 (+5.2) 153.2 (-3.2) 74%
Baseline Plus ML FAU -4.0 (+6.0) 152.5 (-2.5) 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 FAU SMU
Overall 25-9 20-13
Conference 14-4 11-7
Home 13-1 14-3
Away 5-5 5-8
Neutral 7-3 1-2
Last 5 3-2 5-0
Streak L2 L3
Avg Pts For 82.0 76.7
Avg Pts Against 73.4 69.0
Massey 12.8 (#30) 12.4 (#36)
Bradley-Terry 1.97 (#44) 1.44 (#70)
W. Bradley-Terry 2.36 (#43) 2.07 (#54)
RPI 0.603 (#27) 0.562 (#73)
Shooting & Four Factors FAU SMU
FG% 48.1% 46.6%
3PT% 36.7% 35.6%
REB / G 38.0 39.6
OREB / G 12.0 13.7
AST / TO 1.39 1.44
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 55.3% 53.0%
TOV% 15.6% 17.0%
ORB% 34.0% 38.4%
FT Rate 23.9% 19.0%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 49.7% 45.3%
Opp TOV% 17.4% 19.0%
DRB% 70.4% 68.5%
Opp FT Rate 19.6% 21.8%

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