Sometimes we're not prepared for adversity. "Mercy, Mercy, Mercy" - The Cannonball Adderley Quartet
Mercer Bears
60 – 58
FINAL Neutral
Fairfield Stags
Enmarket Arena (Neutral) · November 27, 2022
Betting Lines
Spread MER -3.5 Away covered
O/U 134.5 Under
Money MER -150 / FAIR +150
Model Predictions
Spread Total MER win
Actual MER +2 118 Won
Massey MER -1.5 (+0.5) — —
Massey Totals — 145.6 (-27.6) —
Bradley-Terry — — 18% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 17% ✗
Baseline Plus ML MER -0.8 (+1.2) 142.3 (-24.3) 53% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ MER -0.4 (+1.6) 137.5 (-19.5) 56% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML MER -0.5 (+1.5) 142.2 (-24.2) 53% ✓
Baseline ML MER -0.9 (+1.1) 142.5 (-24.5) 57% ✓

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 MER FAIR
Overall 14-19 13-18
Conference 6-12 9-11
Home 7-7 7-6
Away 4-10 4-10
Neutral 3-2 2-2
Last 5 2-3 1-4
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 66.1 64.2
Avg Pts Against 67.3 66.7
Massey -1.0 (#200) -2.5 (#226)
Bradley-Terry -1.27 (#281) 0.25 (#170)
W. Bradley-Terry -1.48 (#254) 0.12 (#174)
RPI 0.411 (#289) 0.467 (#219)
Shooting & Four Factors MER FAIR
FG% 46.6% 39.8%
3PT% 38.5% 32.5%
REB / G 35.4 29.2
OREB / G 10.6 7.4
AST / TO 1.44 0.78
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 52.6% 47.2%
TOV% 17.3% 16.4%
ORB% 31.5% 21.1%
FT Rate 23.8% 26.3%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 49.5% 55.4%
Opp TOV% 17.0% 17.5%
DRB% 68.1% 71.7%
Opp FT Rate 27.1% 32.7%

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