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UCF Knights
88 – 75
FINAL Neutral AutoNation Orange Bowl Basketball Classic
Tulsa Golden Hurricane
Amerant Bank Arena (Neutral) · December 14, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread UCF -10.5 Home covered
O/U 143.5 Over
Money UCF -700 / TLSA +450
Model Predictions
Spread Total UCF win
Actual UCF +13 163 Won
Massey UCF -11.7 (+1.3) — —
Massey Totals — 151.3 (+11.7) —
Bradley-Terry — — 96% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 98% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ UCF -10.2 (+2.8) 149.1 (+13.9) 81% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML UCF -8.9 (+4.1) 145.2 (+17.8) 80% ✓
Baseline ML UCF -8.9 (+4.1) 146.0 (+17.0) 80% ✓
Baseline Plus ML UCF -9.0 (+4.0) 149.2 (+13.8) 81% ✓

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 26, 2023 UCF 68 – 49 TLSA
Feb 12, 2023 UCF 96 – 52 TLSA
Mar 6, 2022 TLSA 73 – 72 UCF
Feb 15, 2022 UCF 76 – 67 TLSA
Mar 3, 2021 UCF 73 – 69 TLSA

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings UCF TLSA
Overall 20-17 13-20
Conference 7-13 6-12
Home 13-5 8-9
Away 2-8 3-8
Neutral 5-4 2-3
Last 5 3-2 1-4
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 79.8 70.1
Avg Pts Against 80.4 74.2
Massey 3.1 (#116) -8.6 (#314)
Bradley-Terry 1.83 (#53) -1.49 (#298)
W. Bradley-Terry 2.53 (#57) -1.59 (#269)
RPI 0.609 (#38) 0.397 (#325)
Shooting & Four Factors UCF TLSA
FG% 42.0% 39.9%
3PT% 32.1% 28.4%
REB / G 39.8 38.1
OREB / G 13.1 12.0
AST / TO 1.19 1.03
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 48.4% 46.6%
TOV% 17.3% 17.1%
ORB% 34.4% 29.8%
FT Rate 30.9% 25.4%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 48.8% 49.2%
Opp TOV% 20.1% 17.1%
DRB% 67.8% 66.6%
Opp FT Rate 18.9% 24.3%

Game Analysis

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