I love it when you call me Big Poppa "Big Poppa" - Notorious B.I.G.
Ball State Cardinals
67 – 64
FINAL Neutral Baha Mar Hoops
Missouri State Bears
Baha Mar Convention Center (Neutral) · November 26, 2022
Betting Lines
Spread MOST -4.5 Home covered
O/U 138.5 Under
Money BALL +240 / MOST -225
Model Predictions
Spread Total BALL win
Actual BALL +3 131 Won
Massey MOST -1.8 (+4.8) — —
Massey Totals — 133.8 (-2.8) —
Bradley-Terry — — 70% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 67% ✓
Baseline Plus ML MOST -1.2 (+4.2) 135.1 (-4.1) 43% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ MOST -3.4 (+6.4) 132.3 (-1.3) 37% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML MOST -1.4 (+4.4) 136.5 (-5.5) 45% ✗
Baseline ML MOST -1.3 (+4.3) 137.5 (-6.5) 45% ✗

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 BALL MOST
Overall 20-12 17-15
Conference 11-7 12-8
Home 12-2 10-4
Away 6-7 5-8
Neutral 2-3 2-3
Last 5 1-2 1-2
Streak L4 L1
Avg Pts For 75.0 65.0
Avg Pts Against 72.7 63.7
Massey 0.2 (#177) 2.0 (#137)
Bradley-Terry -0.21 (#195) -1.05 (#262)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.34 (#203) -1.05 (#230)
RPI 0.459 (#228) 0.357 (#334)
Shooting & Four Factors BALL MOST
FG% 44.9% 42.6%
3PT% 35.8% 30.9%
REB / G 35.0 33.7
OREB / G 12.3 10.0
AST / TO 0.79 1.06
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 50.6% 49.1%
TOV% 22.3% 18.5%
ORB% 34.9% 28.6%
FT Rate 27.5% 21.0%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 52.6% 45.2%
Opp TOV% 20.9% 21.0%
DRB% 67.3% 69.6%
Opp FT Rate 23.8% 28.2%

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