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Breslin Center · December 21, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread MSU -13.5 Home covered
O/U 157.5 Under
Money MSU -1300 / FAU +750
Model Predictions
Spread Total MSU win
Actual MSU +17 155 Won
Massey MSU -12.4 (+4.6)
Massey Totals 167.7 (-12.7)
Bradley-Terry 94%
Weighted B-T 94%
Baseline Plus ML MSU -14.1 (+2.9) 157.9 (-2.9) 86%
Baseline ML MSU -12.6 (+4.4) 159.0 (-4.0) 86%
Baseline Tuned ML MSU -13.3 (+3.7) 158.5 (-3.5) 86%
Efficiency Plus ML MSU -12.3 (+4.7) 155.7 (-0.7) 86%

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 MSU FAU
Overall 30-7 18-16
Conference 17-3 10-8
Home 15-1 8-5
Away 8-2 6-7
Neutral 7-4 4-4
Last 5 4-1 3-2
Streak L1 L2
Avg Pts For 77.7 78.1
Avg Pts Against 67.1 76.4
Massey 14.8 (#24) 6.6 (#83)
Bradley-Terry 2.88 (#19) 0.92 (#105)
W. Bradley-Terry 3.70 (#27) 1.81 (#81)
RPI 0.630 (#19) 0.580 (#55)
Shooting & Four Factors MSU FAU
FG% 47.7% 48.0%
3PT% 27.8% 37.1%
REB / G 41.9 35.4
OREB / G 12.7 9.2
AST / TO 1.48 1.40
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 52.4% 55.7%
TOV% 17.1% 16.1%
ORB% 37.8% 26.0%
FT Rate 32.3% 27.0%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 46.5% 52.2%
Opp TOV% 16.8% 19.4%
DRB% 76.8% 70.2%
Opp FT Rate 20.9% 23.4%

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