And the only safe place to live is on an Indian reservation. "Ball of Confusion" - The Temptations
Thomas & Mack Center · December 23, 2022
Betting Lines
Spread UNLV -8.5 Home covered
O/U 145.0 Under
Money UNLV -385 / USM +300
Model Predictions
Spread Total UNLV win
Actual UNLV +11 137 Won
Massey UNLV -1.7 (+9.3) — —
Massey Totals — 139.1 (-2.1) —
Bradley-Terry — — 53% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 56% ✓
Baseline Plus ML UNLV -3.5 (+7.5) 143.6 (-6.6) 64% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ UNLV -5.3 (+5.7) 145.5 (-8.5) 75% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML UNLV -3.4 (+7.6) 143.3 (-6.3) 61% ✓
Baseline ML UNLV -3.6 (+7.4) 143.7 (-6.7) 67% ✓

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 UNLV USM
Overall 19-13 25-8
Conference 7-11 14-4
Home 9-7 15-0
Away 5-5 8-7
Neutral 5-1 2-1
Last 5 4-1 4-1
Streak L1 L2
Avg Pts For 72.6 72.4
Avg Pts Against 70.5 67.5
Massey 8.1 (#63) 11.2 (#32)
Bradley-Terry 1.87 (#44) 2.63 (#18)
W. Bradley-Terry 2.66 (#40) 3.43 (#17)
RPI 0.608 (#31) 0.592 (#45)
Shooting & Four Factors UNLV USM
FG% 43.7% 46.6%
3PT% 33.0% 35.6%
REB / G 34.8 37.3
OREB / G 10.7 11.3
AST / TO 0.99 1.47
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 50.3% 53.8%
TOV% 18.6% 15.7%
ORB% 29.8% 32.3%
FT Rate 26.1% 20.0%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 49.5% 46.8%
Opp TOV% 29.2% 23.1%
DRB% 68.7% 73.8%
Opp FT Rate 15.3% 19.4%

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