And the only safe place to live is on an Indian reservation. "Ball of Confusion" - The Temptations
Temple Owls
59 – 61
FINAL Conference
Memphis Tigers
American Conference · Liacouras Center · January 15, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread MEM -5.0 Home covered
O/U 149.5 Under
Money TEM +185 / MEM -225
Model Predictions
Spread Total TEM win
Actual MEM +2 120 Lost
Massey MEM -4.3 (+2.3) — —
Massey Totals — 150.8 (-30.8) —
Bradley-Terry — — 30% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 20% ✓
Baseline Plus ML MEM -4.2 (+2.2) 151.6 (-31.6) 36% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ MEM -3.8 (+1.8) 150.7 (-30.7) 36% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML MEM -3.4 (+1.4) 149.0 (-29.0) 36% ✓
Baseline ML MEM -3.5 (+1.5) 150.7 (-30.7) 35% ✓

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 15, 2026 MEM 55 – 53 TEM
Feb 9, 2025 MEM 90 – 82 TEM
Jan 17, 2025 TEM 88 – 81 MEM
Feb 9, 2024 MEM 84 – 77 TEM
Feb 12, 2023 MEM 86 – 77 TEM

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings TEM MEM
Overall 16-16 26-9
Conference 10-8 13-5
Home 9-7 13-2
Away 5-6 7-5
Neutral 2-3 6-2
Last 5 4-1 3-2
Streak L2 L1
Avg Pts For 69.6 79.4
Avg Pts Against 70.2 71.8
Massey 1.1 (#154) 9.3 (#50)
Bradley-Terry 0.23 (#156) 1.77 (#45)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.30 (#151) 2.48 (#38)
RPI 0.520 (#139) 0.599 (#32)
Shooting & Four Factors TEM MEM
FG% 43.0% 47.3%
3PT% 32.9% 31.8%
REB / G 35.2 36.4
OREB / G 9.7 11.2
AST / TO 0.96 1.17
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 50.1% 51.6%
TOV% 20.0% 18.4%
ORB% 28.6% 32.3%
FT Rate 25.5% 25.8%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 47.5% 46.4%
Opp TOV% 16.9% 22.1%
DRB% 69.5% 66.7%
Opp FT Rate 21.3% 27.2%

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