Then she opened up a book of poems and handed it to me, written by an Italian poet from the thirteenth century. "Tangled Up in Blue" - Bob Dylan
Breslin Center · December 30, 2022
Betting Lines
Spread MSU -15.5 Home covered
O/U 149.5 Over
Money MSU -1600 / BUF +750
Model Predictions
Spread Total MSU win
Actual MSU +21 157 Won
Massey MSU -14.2 (+6.8) — —
Massey Totals — 144.8 (+12.2) —
Bradley-Terry — — 96% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 98% ✓
Baseline Plus ML MSU -13.8 (+7.2) 145.0 (+12.0) 86% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ MSU -11.2 (+9.8) 144.9 (+12.1) 86% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML MSU -12.9 (+8.1) 145.8 (+11.2) 88% ✓
Baseline ML MSU -14.2 (+6.8) 145.4 (+11.6) 85% ✓

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 BUF
Overall 21-13 15-17
Conference 11-8 9-9
Home 12-2 11-4
Away 4-7 3-9
Neutral 5-4 1-4
Last 5 3-2 3-2
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 70.9 75.4
Avg Pts Against 67.9 79.0
Massey 6.6 (#78) -2.9 (#232)
Bradley-Terry 1.69 (#52) -0.65 (#238)
W. Bradley-Terry 2.15 (#59) -0.93 (#246)
RPI 0.591 (#48) 0.496 (#186)
Shooting & Four Factors MSU BUF
FG% 43.9% 44.1%
3PT% 37.7% 29.1%
REB / G 37.4 33.9
OREB / G 9.8 9.9
AST / TO 1.43 0.79
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 50.2% 48.9%
TOV% 16.7% 20.7%
ORB% 28.3% 28.0%
FT Rate 17.7% 25.6%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 46.5% 51.3%
Opp TOV% 14.8% 19.9%
DRB% 75.3% 68.4%
Opp FT Rate 19.8% 30.8%

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