You have to let that raga drop. "Rock the Casbah" - The Clash
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SMU Mustangs
American Conference · Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum · February 4, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread SMU -2.5 Home covered
O/U 142.5 Over
Money ECU +110 / SMU -138
Model Predictions
Spread Total ECU win
Actual ECU +5 149 Won
Massey ECU -2.4 (+2.6)
Massey Totals 139.1 (+9.9)
Bradley-Terry 64%
Weighted B-T 62%
Efficiency Plus ML ECU -2.0 (+3.0) 144.5 (+4.5) 64%
Baseline Tuned ML ECU -2.1 (+2.9) 142.9 (+6.1) 62%
Baseline ML ECU -1.4 (+3.6) 143.9 (+5.1) 63%
Baseline Plus ML ECU -1.8 (+3.2) 145.1 (+3.9) 60%

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

Last 5 Meetings

Mar 7, 2024 SMU 8077 ECU
Jan 13, 2024 SMU 7564 ECU
Feb 19, 2023 SMU 8670 ECU
Feb 12, 2022 SMU 8066 ECU
Feb 8, 2021 SMU 7156 ECU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings ECU SMU
Overall 16-17 10-22
Conference 6-12 5-13
Home 10-6 7-9
Away 2-9 1-11
Neutral 4-2 2-2
Last 5 1-4 2-3
Streak L1 L4
Avg Pts For 68.8 70.2
Avg Pts Against 70.5 75.6
Massey -2.9 (#224) -1.8 (#213)
Bradley-Terry -0.57 (#234) -0.52 (#227)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.55 (#216) -0.30 (#195)
RPI 0.451 (#268) 0.495 (#181)
Shooting & Four Factors ECU SMU
FG% 40.7% 41.7%
3PT% 31.3% 31.2%
REB / G 37.0 35.6
OREB / G 12.4 10.1
AST / TO 1.00 1.02
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 47.4% 47.2%
TOV% 19.3% 18.3%
ORB% 34.0% 27.2%
FT Rate 25.3% 21.4%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 49.6% 49.9%
Opp TOV% 17.8% 18.0%
DRB% 71.3% 69.4%
Opp FT Rate 23.6% 22.0%

Game Analysis

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