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Hulman Center · March 20, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread INST -7.5 Home covered
O/U 159.5 Over
Money INST -333 / SMU +240
Model Predictions
Spread Total INST win
Actual INST +9 193 Won
Massey INST -6.3 (+2.7)
Massey Totals 154.7 (+38.3)
Bradley-Terry 87%
Weighted B-T 86%
Efficiency Plus ML INST -7.1 (+1.9) 153.4 (+39.6) 78%
Baseline Tuned ML INST -8.0 (+1.0) 152.3 (+40.7) 80%
Baseline ML INST -7.7 (+1.3) 153.8 (+39.2) 77%
Baseline Plus ML INST -8.0 (+1.0) 152.5 (+40.5) 79%

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 INST SMU
Overall 32-7 20-13
Conference 17-3 11-7
Home 16-1 14-3
Away 9-4 5-8
Neutral 7-2 1-2
Last 5 4-1 1-4
Streak L1 L3
Avg Pts For 84.7 76.7
Avg Pts Against 73.5 69.0
Massey 12.5 (#33) 9.3 (#61)
Bradley-Terry 2.17 (#27) 0.89 (#103)
W. Bradley-Terry 2.49 (#34) 1.34 (#93)
RPI 0.577 (#42) 0.533 (#109)
Shooting & Four Factors INST SMU
FG% 50.4% 44.7%
3PT% 38.4% 34.4%
REB / G 35.7 39.9
OREB / G 7.1 14.5
AST / TO 1.46 1.39
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 59.9% 50.8%
TOV% 16.6% 16.6%
ORB% 23.4% 38.5%
FT Rate 26.1% 19.3%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 49.0% 46.7%
Opp TOV% 15.5% 18.8%
DRB% 76.9% 68.7%
Opp FT Rate 19.1% 23.5%

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