Why don't you get back into bed. "Reasons to be Cheerful, Part 3" - Ian Dury & the Blockheads
SMU Mustangs
69 – 71
FINAL Conference
Wichita State Shockers
American Conference · Moody Coliseum (Dallas) · January 22, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread SMU -1.5 Away covered
O/U 133.5 Over
Money SMU -115 / WICH -111
Model Predictions
Spread Total SMU win
Actual WICH +2 140 Lost
Massey SMU -0.0 (-2.0) — —
Massey Totals — 129.4 (+10.6) —
Bradley-Terry — — 56% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 63% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ SMU -0.9 (-2.9) 138.5 (+1.5) 55% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML SMU -0.2 (-2.2) 135.5 (+4.5) 50% ✗
Baseline ML WICH -0.2 (-1.8) 136.1 (+3.9) 47% ✓
Baseline Plus ML SMU -0.3 (-2.3) 137.1 (+2.9) 49% ✓

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 28, 2024 WICH 77 – 72 SMU
Feb 12, 2023 WICH 91 – 89 SMU
Feb 5, 2022 WICH 72 – 57 SMU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings SMU WICH
Overall 10-22 17-15
Conference 5-13 9-9
Home 7-9 8-9
Away 1-11 7-4
Neutral 2-2 2-2
Last 5 1-4 2-3
Streak L4 L1
Avg Pts For 70.2 71.0
Avg Pts Against 75.6 68.5
Massey -1.2 (#195) 2.4 (#128)
Bradley-Terry -0.33 (#204) 0.06 (#174)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.03 (#182) 0.15 (#163)
RPI 0.509 (#159) 0.499 (#176)
Shooting & Four Factors SMU WICH
FG% 42.1% 41.8%
3PT% 30.9% 29.3%
REB / G 35.7 35.6
OREB / G 9.9 9.8
AST / TO 1.01 0.92
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 47.2% 47.5%
TOV% 17.8% 17.2%
ORB% 27.2% 28.3%
FT Rate 20.5% 20.1%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 49.2% 44.6%
Opp TOV% 17.8% 17.7%
DRB% 68.6% 69.2%
Opp FT Rate 19.5% 17.1%

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