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UAB Blazers
74 70
FINAL Conference
SMU Mustangs
American Conference · Bartow Arena · March 10, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread UAB -1.5 Home covered
O/U 152.5 Under
Money UAB -133 / SMU +105
Model Predictions
Spread Total UAB win
Actual UAB +4 144 Won
Massey SMU -4.0 (+8.0)
Massey Totals 150.6 (-6.6)
Bradley-Terry 64%
Weighted B-T 52%
Efficiency Plus ML SMU -0.6 (+4.6) 150.4 (-6.4) 55%
Baseline Tuned ML SMU -1.4 (+5.4) 150.7 (-6.7) 46%
Baseline ML SMU -1.6 (+5.6) 152.3 (-8.3) 50%
Baseline Plus ML SMU -2.4 (+6.4) 151.5 (-7.5) 50%

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 4, 2024 SMU 7269 UAB

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings UAB SMU
Overall 23-12 20-13
Conference 12-6 11-7
Home 12-5 14-3
Away 7-5 5-8
Neutral 4-2 1-2
Last 5 2-3 2-3
Streak L1 L3
Avg Pts For 77.0 76.7
Avg Pts Against 75.6 69.0
Massey 3.1 (#123) 10.3 (#49)
Bradley-Terry 1.06 (#95) 1.08 (#94)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.06 (#106) 1.63 (#78)
RPI 0.558 (#73) 0.545 (#98)
Shooting & Four Factors UAB SMU
FG% 44.9% 45.0%
3PT% 32.5% 34.8%
REB / G 37.8 40.1
OREB / G 12.8 14.6
AST / TO 1.10 1.41
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 50.0% 51.1%
TOV% 17.3% 16.4%
ORB% 35.4% 38.8%
FT Rate 29.7% 19.6%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 51.6% 46.3%
Opp TOV% 16.2% 18.9%
DRB% 69.4% 68.6%
Opp FT Rate 23.2% 22.8%

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