And I'm telling you son, well, it ain't no fun staring straight down a forty-four. "Gimme Three Steps" - Lynyrd Skynyrd
Steinberg Wellness Center · December 19, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread LIU -1.5 Away covered
O/U 140.5 Over
Money LIU -130 / MSM +110
Model Predictions
Spread Total LIU win
Actual MSM +8 152 Lost
Massey LIU -1.0 (-9.0) — —
Massey Totals — 141.5 (+10.5) —
Bradley-Terry — — 37% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 35% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ LIU -0.5 (-8.5) 136.5 (+15.5) 43% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML LIU -0.6 (-8.6) 138.4 (+13.6) 49% ✓
Baseline ML LIU -0.9 (-8.9) 139.3 (+12.7) 45% ✓
Baseline Plus ML LIU -1.4 (-9.4) 138.5 (+13.5) 45% ✓

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 23, 2023 MSM 87 – 59 LIU
Feb 19, 2022 LIU 66 – 61 MSM
Jan 7, 2022 LIU 74 – 57 MSM
Feb 12, 2021 MSM 64 – 46 LIU
Feb 12, 2021 MSM 66 – 60 LIU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings LIU MSM
Overall 17-16 23-13
Conference 12-4 12-8
Home 10-5 10-4
Away 7-9 9-8
Neutral 0-2 4-1
Last 5 0-5 3-2
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 65.5 69.3
Avg Pts Against 66.5 70.7
Massey -8.6 (#306) -5.4 (#263)
Bradley-Terry -1.19 (#277) 0.12 (#162)
W. Bradley-Terry -1.82 (#285) -0.35 (#196)
RPI 0.460 (#252) 0.520 (#135)
Shooting & Four Factors LIU MSM
FG% 40.4% 43.1%
3PT% 30.0% 31.2%
REB / G 33.4 36.3
OREB / G 11.2 10.4
AST / TO 0.77 0.96
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 45.5% 48.8%
TOV% 18.8% 20.8%
ORB% 29.9% 30.3%
FT Rate 19.6% 25.5%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 54.2% 50.4%
Opp TOV% 17.5% 16.3%
DRB% 70.5% 70.2%
Opp FT Rate 38.9% 20.6%

Game Analysis

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