I'm just like a turtle crawling out of my shell. "Boombastic" - Shaggy
XFINITY Center · December 18, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread MD -32.5 Home covered
O/U 146.5 Over
Model Predictions
Spread Total MD win
Actual MD +54 168 Won
Massey MD -30.2 (+23.8)
Massey Totals 144.5 (+23.5)
Bradley-Terry 96%
Weighted B-T 99%
Baseline Plus ML MD -31.4 (+22.6) 148.6 (+19.4) 91%
Baseline ML MD -29.4 (+24.6) 147.9 (+20.1) 91%
Baseline Tuned ML MD -24.3 (+29.7) 147.5 (+20.5) 91%
Efficiency Plus ML MD -26.4 (+27.6) 149.5 (+18.5) 91%

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 MD SFPA
Overall 27-9 16-18
Conference 14-6 8-8
Home 17-2 10-4
Away 5-5 6-13
Neutral 5-2 0-1
Last 5 4-1 1-4
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 81.1 68.0
Avg Pts Against 67.2 73.4
Massey 19.4 (#8) -6.6 (#283)
Bradley-Terry 1.74 (#60) -0.72 (#242)
W. Bradley-Terry 2.83 (#51) -1.28 (#253)
RPI 0.554 (#91) 0.491 (#193)
Shooting & Four Factors MD SFPA
FG% 49.1% 42.1%
3PT% 34.1% 32.9%
REB / G 39.7 32.0
OREB / G 11.5 8.8
AST / TO 1.55 0.89
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 55.8% 49.3%
TOV% 13.7% 20.6%
ORB% 33.2% 25.1%
FT Rate 23.7% 14.9%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 44.3% 54.6%
Opp TOV% 22.3% 17.3%
DRB% 75.0% 69.7%
Opp FT Rate 18.4% 22.8%

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