We are not monsters, we're moral people / And yet we have the strength to do this. "Nemesis" - Shriekback
Kent State Golden Flashes
73 – 63
FINAL Neutral Sun Bowl Invitational
New Mexico State Aggies
Don Haskins Center (Neutral) · December 22, 2022
Betting Lines
Spread KENT -4.5 Home covered
O/U 143.5 Under
Money KENT -175 / NMSU +180
Model Predictions
Spread Total KENT win
Actual KENT +10 136 Won
Massey KENT -6.9 (+3.1) — —
Massey Totals — 142.8 (-6.8) —
Bradley-Terry — — 76% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 79% ✓
Baseline Plus ML KENT -4.3 (+5.7) 143.7 (-7.7) 64% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ KENT -4.2 (+5.8) 141.2 (-5.2) 65% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML KENT -5.6 (+4.4) 142.6 (-6.6) 69% ✓
Baseline ML KENT -5.1 (+4.9) 141.9 (-5.9) 65% ✓

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 KENT NMSU
Overall 28-7 9-15
Conference 15-3 2-16
Home 15-0 6-7
Away 9-6 1-12
Neutral 4-1 2-2
Last 5 2-3 2-3
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 75.2 71.2
Avg Pts Against 66.5 75.2
Massey 13.0 (#21) 6.1 (#80)
Bradley-Terry 1.96 (#39) 0.80 (#107)
W. Bradley-Terry 2.75 (#37) 1.41 (#92)
RPI 0.591 (#47) 0.583 (#51)
Shooting & Four Factors KENT NMSU
FG% 43.2% 45.2%
3PT% 35.3% 40.4%
REB / G 34.7 33.3
OREB / G 9.8 8.9
AST / TO 1.04 1.01
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 50.1% 52.7%
TOV% 17.2% 17.4%
ORB% 26.7% 25.5%
FT Rate 20.5% 23.1%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 44.2% 50.3%
Opp TOV% 24.7% 19.8%
DRB% 68.7% 71.5%
Opp FT Rate 30.4% 28.6%

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