We are like Greeks. We are like Romans. / Centaurs and monkeys just cluster 'round us "Nemesis" - Shriekback
Dee Glen Smith Spectrum · November 15, 2022
Betting Lines
Spread USU -7.5 Home covered
O/U 147.5 Over
Money USU -275 / SCU +275
Model Predictions
Spread Total USU win
Actual USU +22 170 Won
Massey USU -14.6 (+7.4) — —
Massey Totals — 148.3 (+21.7) —
Bradley-Terry — — 92% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 96% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML USU -9.3 (+12.7) 147.5 (+22.5) 81% ✓
Baseline ML USU -11.0 (+11.0) 146.8 (+23.2) 81% ✓
Baseline Plus ML USU -10.6 (+11.4) 153.6 (+16.4) 78% ✓

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

Last 5 Meetings

Dec 14, 2023 USU 84 – 82 SCU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings USU SCU
Overall 26-9 23-10
Conference 13-5 11-5
Home 14-2 14-4
Away 7-4 6-3
Neutral 5-3 3-3
Last 5 2-0 2-0
Streak L2 L2
Avg Pts For 77.4 77.3
Avg Pts Against 69.9 73.8
Massey 3.5 (#102) -0.5 (#197)
Bradley-Terry 0.79 (#76) 0.53 (#121)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.10 (#77) 0.68 (#121)
RPI 0.938 (#11) 0.500 (#131)
Shooting & Four Factors USU SCU
FG% 45.0% 40.0%
3PT% 44.2% 36.0%
REB / G 46.5 47.0
OREB / G 10.5 12.5
AST / TO 1.32 1.24
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 52.9% 46.9%
TOV% 17.3% 16.2%
ORB% 30.0% 29.8%
FT Rate 26.7% 30.8%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 38.2% 45.3%
Opp TOV% 14.0% 19.2%
DRB% 81.8% 87.3%
Opp FT Rate 24.4% 15.0%

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