I'm going to Wichita, far from this opera for evermore. "Seven Nation Army" - The White Stripes
KFC Yum! Center · December 12, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread LOU -14.5 Away covered
O/U 145.5 Over
Money LOU -1600 / UTEP +800
Model Predictions
Spread Total LOU win
Actual LOU +3 151 Won
Massey LOU -13.7 (-10.7)
Massey Totals 141.2 (+9.8)
Bradley-Terry 89%
Weighted B-T 98%
Baseline Plus ML LOU -11.9 (-8.9) 140.6 (+10.4) 86%
Baseline ML LOU -12.6 (-9.6) 141.2 (+9.8) 86%
Baseline Tuned ML LOU -11.8 (-8.8) 140.5 (+10.5) 86%
Efficiency Plus ML LOU -10.3 (-7.3) 142.3 (+8.7) 84%

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 LOU UTEP
Overall 27-8 18-15
Conference 18-2 7-11
Home 14-3 11-5
Away 9-2 4-8
Neutral 4-3 3-2
Last 5 2-3 4-1
Streak L2 L1
Avg Pts For 78.5 71.1
Avg Pts Against 69.5 72.1
Massey 11.8 (#40) 2.6 (#124)
Bradley-Terry 1.68 (#58) 0.41 (#142)
W. Bradley-Terry 3.08 (#45) 0.17 (#163)
RPI 0.589 (#51) 0.505 (#164)
Shooting & Four Factors LOU UTEP
FG% 42.8% 43.1%
3PT% 28.2% 37.7%
REB / G 38.7 28.3
OREB / G 13.1 9.0
AST / TO 1.02 1.01
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 50.2% 49.5%
TOV% 18.8% 18.1%
ORB% 35.4% 26.3%
FT Rate 25.8% 29.2%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 48.8% 53.0%
Opp TOV% 22.1% 28.5%
DRB% 70.3% 65.9%
Opp FT Rate 21.1% 39.9%

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