I'm so tired of being lonely, I still have some love to give. "Handle With Care" - The Travelling WIlburys
Sam Houston Bearkats
68 – 72 OT
FINAL Conference
Grand Canyon Lopes
Western Athletic Conference · Bernard G. Johnson Coliseum · January 6, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread SHSU -3.5 Away covered
O/U 126.5 Over
Money SHSU -150 / GCU +150
Model Predictions
Spread Total SHSU win
Actual GCU +4 140 Lost
Massey SHSU -12.7 (-16.7) — —
Massey Totals — 124.2 (+15.8) —
Bradley-Terry — — 92% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 94% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ SHSU -8.2 (-12.2) 129.5 (+10.5) 77% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML SHSU -9.6 (-13.6) 131.9 (+8.1) 82% ✗
Baseline ML SHSU -10.0 (-14.0) 132.9 (+7.1) 81% ✗
Baseline Plus ML SHSU -9.1 (-13.1) 131.7 (+8.3) 80% ✗

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 21, 2023 GCU 76 – 64 SHSU
Mar 11, 2023 GCU 78 – 75 SHSU
Mar 11, 2022 GCU 71 – 66 SHSU
Feb 27, 2022 GCU 67 – 41 SHSU
Jan 22, 2022 SHSU 58 – 56 GCU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings SHSU GCU
Overall 26-8 24-12
Conference 14-4 11-7
Home 12-1 14-4
Away 10-6 6-5
Neutral 4-1 5-3
Last 5 3-2 3-2
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 67.7 72.2
Avg Pts Against 61.7 69.1
Massey 11.9 (#29) 3.5 (#111)
Bradley-Terry 2.20 (#33) 0.51 (#128)
W. Bradley-Terry 2.71 (#38) 0.82 (#113)
RPI 0.603 (#31) 0.526 (#128)
Shooting & Four Factors SHSU GCU
FG% 42.7% 40.1%
3PT% 39.2% 32.0%
REB / G 34.4 39.1
OREB / G 11.3 12.0
AST / TO 0.84 1.06
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 50.1% 46.5%
TOV% 19.4% 16.9%
ORB% 32.4% 33.1%
FT Rate 18.0% 22.6%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 49.3% 44.3%
Opp TOV% 25.5% 17.0%
DRB% 74.0% 71.3%
Opp FT Rate 27.5% 17.5%

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