The name is Big Daddy, yes big not little. "Ain't No Half Steppin'" - Big Daddy Kane
The Nest · December 8, 2022
Betting Lines
Spread SAC -6.5 Away covered
O/U 134.5 Over
Money SAC -225 / DEN +230
Model Predictions
Spread Total SAC win
Actual SAC +2 172 Won
Massey SAC -6.2 (-4.2)
Massey Totals 147.1 (+24.9)
Bradley-Terry 59%
Weighted B-T 76%
Baseline Plus ML SAC -4.6 (-2.6) 145.4 (+26.6) 68%
Baseline ML SAC -3.0 (-1.0) 149.1 (+22.9) 66%
Baseline Tuned ML SAC -2.9 (-0.9) 147.1 (+24.9) 63%
Efficiency Plus ML SAC -2.8 (-0.8) 142.2 (+29.8) 68%

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 5, 2024 DEN 8059 SAC
Nov 15, 2022 SAC 7369 DEN

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings SAC DEN
Overall 14-18 15-17
Conference 7-11 6-12
Home 9-4 9-5
Away 5-10 4-11
Neutral 0-4 2-1
Last 5 1-4 5-0
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 66.1 71.7
Avg Pts Against 69.2 75.3
Massey -0.7 (#195) -1.5 (#207)
Bradley-Terry -0.36 (#213) 0.35 (#147)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.35 (#208) -0.24 (#200)
RPI 0.518 (#148) 0.454 (#245)
Shooting & Four Factors SAC DEN
FG% 43.9% 52.7%
3PT% 36.8% 37.1%
REB / G 33.9 32.8
OREB / G 10.7 8.4
AST / TO 0.84 0.84
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 50.4% 57.5%
TOV% 21.9% 20.8%
ORB% 31.4% 30.6%
FT Rate 21.8% 37.9%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 53.2% 52.8%
Opp TOV% 14.6% 19.4%
DRB% 70.7% 73.0%
Opp FT Rate 18.0% 18.1%

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