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Louisiana Tech Bulldogs
74 – 81
FINAL Conference
UAB Blazers
Conference USA · Thomas Assembly Center · January 14, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread UAB -3.5 Away covered
O/U 152.0 Over
Model Predictions
Spread Total LT win
Actual UAB +7 155 Lost
Massey UAB -2.1 (-4.9) — —
Massey Totals — 163.4 (-8.4) —
Bradley-Terry — — 53% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 46% ✓
Baseline Plus ML UAB -1.3 (-5.7) 159.0 (-4.0) 43% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ UAB -2.4 (-4.6) 154.6 (+0.4) 39% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML UAB -0.7 (-6.3) 157.6 (-2.6) 47% ✓
Baseline ML UAB -1.6 (-5.4) 157.5 (-2.5) 45% ✓

Predictions use only rating snapshots dated before tip-off. Parenthesised values are the signed error vs. the actual result. Model performance →

Last 5 Meetings

Jan 27, 2023 UAB 65 – 59 LT
Mar 13, 2022 UAB 82 – 73 LT
Mar 5, 2022 UAB 87 – 74 LT
Jan 22, 2022 UAB 83 – 76 LT
Feb 13, 2021 LT 69 – 64 UAB

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings LT UAB
Overall 15-18 29-10
Conference 7-13 14-6
Home 9-6 17-2
Away 4-11 7-5
Neutral 1-1 5-3
Last 5 3-2 2-3
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 70.2 80.0
Avg Pts Against 72.0 70.7
Massey 2.4 (#135) 8.5 (#63)
Bradley-Terry 0.15 (#168) 0.73 (#107)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.23 (#157) 1.21 (#92)
RPI 0.519 (#144) 0.539 (#108)
Shooting & Four Factors LT UAB
FG% 45.7% 46.3%
3PT% 35.4% 36.1%
REB / G 31.8 41.1
OREB / G 9.1 13.8
AST / TO 0.93 1.16
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 52.8% 52.0%
TOV% 20.3% 18.2%
ORB% 28.0% 36.7%
FT Rate 22.8% 28.6%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 54.8% 48.2%
Opp TOV% 23.9% 20.8%
DRB% 73.1% 70.2%
Opp FT Rate 28.5% 22.5%

Game Analysis

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