Twenty-one years in captivity / His shoes too small to fit his feet "Nelson Mandela" - The Specials
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
78 – 66
FINAL Neutral Cayman Islands Classic
Illinois State Redbirds
John Gray Gymnasium (Neutral) · November 22, 2022
Betting Lines
Spread WKU -9.5 Home covered
O/U 135.5 Over
Money WKU -333 / ILST +320
Model Predictions
Spread Total WKU win
Actual WKU +12 144 Won
Massey WKU -0.7 (+11.3) — —
Massey Totals — 125.2 (+18.8) —
Bradley-Terry — — 90% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 96% ✓
Baseline Plus ML WKU -1.2 (+10.8) 128.9 (+15.1) 60% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ WKU -1.4 (+10.6) 128.3 (+15.7) 62% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML WKU -0.2 (+11.8) 129.7 (+14.3) 53% ✓
Baseline ML ILST -0.1 (+12.1) 130.5 (+13.5) 51% ✓

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 WKU ILST
Overall 17-16 11-21
Conference 8-12 6-14
Home 9-5 8-7
Away 5-9 3-9
Neutral 3-2 0-5
Last 5 1-1 2-3
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 69.7 66.5
Avg Pts Against 71.6 70.5
Massey -3.7 (#243) -4.4 (#257)
Bradley-Terry 1.47 (#74) -0.69 (#239)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.64 (#92) -1.61 (#267)
RPI 0.576 (#97) 0.407 (#278)
Shooting & Four Factors WKU ILST
FG% 40.0% 42.4%
3PT% 42.1% 32.4%
REB / G 26.0 33.8
OREB / G 5.5 8.4
AST / TO 1.58 0.65
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 47.3% 49.2%
TOV% 14.5% 24.8%
ORB% 15.1% 28.8%
FT Rate 13.6% 31.8%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 52.3% 47.4%
Opp TOV% 22.4% 16.5%
DRB% 62.1% 71.3%
Opp FT Rate 15.5% 21.6%

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