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SMU Mustangs
80 77 OT
FINAL Conference
East Carolina Pirates
American Conference · Moody Coliseum (Dallas) · March 7, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread SMU -12.5 Away covered
O/U 140.5 Over
Money SMU -1000 / ECU +550
Model Predictions
Spread Total SMU win
Actual SMU +3 157 Won
Massey SMU -15.3 (-12.3)
Massey Totals 135.2 (+21.8)
Bradley-Terry 87%
Weighted B-T 93%
Efficiency Plus ML SMU -10.2 (-7.2) 139.4 (+17.6) 85%
Baseline Tuned ML SMU -12.2 (-9.2) 137.7 (+19.3) 87%
Baseline ML SMU -12.1 (-9.1) 139.9 (+17.1) 87%
Baseline Plus ML SMU -12.5 (-9.5) 139.0 (+18.0) 87%

Predictions use only rating snapshots dated before tip-off. Parenthesised values are the signed error vs. the actual result. Model performance →

Last 5 Meetings

Jan 13, 2024 SMU 7564 ECU
Feb 19, 2023 SMU 8670 ECU
Feb 4, 2023 ECU 7772 SMU
Feb 12, 2022 SMU 8066 ECU
Feb 8, 2021 SMU 7156 ECU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings SMU ECU
Overall 20-13 15-18
Conference 11-7 7-11
Home 14-3 11-9
Away 5-8 3-7
Neutral 1-2 1-2
Last 5 2-3 2-3
Streak L3 L1
Avg Pts For 76.7 68.6
Avg Pts Against 69.0 70.6
Massey 10.7 (#48) -1.3 (#181)
Bradley-Terry 1.05 (#94) -0.28 (#203)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.61 (#80) -0.24 (#183)
RPI 0.543 (#105) 0.477 (#231)
Shooting & Four Factors SMU ECU
FG% 45.5% 41.5%
3PT% 34.8% 30.5%
REB / G 39.8 34.6
OREB / G 14.3 12.1
AST / TO 1.39 1.14
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 51.7% 47.1%
TOV% 16.6% 15.8%
ORB% 38.7% 32.9%
FT Rate 19.0% 22.3%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 46.2% 50.8%
Opp TOV% 18.8% 19.6%
DRB% 68.6% 68.4%
Opp FT Rate 22.5% 23.9%

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