Then she opened up a book of poems and handed it to me, written by an Italian poet from the thirteenth century. "Tangled Up in Blue" - Bob Dylan
Thomas & Mack Center · December 15, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread UNLV -12.5 Away covered
O/U 138.5 Under
Money UNLV -950 / PAC +600
Model Predictions
Spread Total UNLV win
Actual UNLV +7 137 Won
Massey UNLV -10.8 (-3.8)
Massey Totals 137.0 (+0.0)
Bradley-Terry 89%
Weighted B-T 93%
Baseline Plus ML UNLV -9.6 (-2.6) 137.9 (-0.9) 78%
Baseline ML UNLV -8.5 (-1.5) 137.3 (-0.3) 80%
Baseline Tuned ML UNLV -8.3 (-1.3) 139.0 (-2.0) 80%
Efficiency Plus ML UNLV -13.7 (-6.7) 137.3 (-0.3) 87%

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 UNLV PAC
Overall 18-15 9-24
Conference 11-9 4-14
Home 12-5 5-10
Away 5-7 2-13
Neutral 1-3 1-1
Last 5 2-3 2-3
Streak L1 L5
Avg Pts For 69.2 68.0
Avg Pts Against 68.1 77.2
Massey 1.5 (#139) -5.0 (#256)
Bradley-Terry 0.14 (#162) -1.17 (#273)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.39 (#151) -1.35 (#255)
RPI 0.506 (#159) 0.445 (#269)
Shooting & Four Factors UNLV PAC
FG% 44.5% 41.2%
3PT% 37.2% 27.6%
REB / G 32.0 37.2
OREB / G 9.2 11.2
AST / TO 1.14 0.94
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 51.3% 46.5%
TOV% 16.0% 19.1%
ORB% 27.3% 30.6%
FT Rate 28.3% 23.5%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 52.2% 50.0%
Opp TOV% 20.0% 14.1%
DRB% 66.4% 75.5%
Opp FT Rate 24.9% 28.3%

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