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Wichita State Shockers
91 – 89 2OT
FINAL Conference
SMU Mustangs
American Conference · Charles Koch Arena · February 12, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread WICH -6.5 Away covered
O/U 141.5 Over
Money WICH -300 / SMU +225
Model Predictions
Spread Total WICH win
Actual WICH +2 180 Won
Massey WICH -8.3 (-6.3) — —
Massey Totals — 135.5 (+44.5) —
Bradley-Terry — — 78% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 80% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ WICH -6.2 (-4.2) 144.5 (+35.5) 72% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML WICH -6.6 (-4.6) 143.0 (+37.0) 76% ✓
Baseline ML WICH -7.1 (-5.1) 145.0 (+35.0) 77% ✓
Baseline Plus ML WICH -6.6 (-4.6) 145.4 (+34.6) 75% ✓

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
Jan 22, 2023 WICH 71 – 69 SMU
Feb 5, 2022 WICH 72 – 57 SMU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings WICH SMU
Overall 17-15 10-22
Conference 9-9 5-13
Home 8-9 7-9
Away 7-4 1-11
Neutral 2-2 2-2
Last 5 2-3 2-3
Streak L1 L4
Avg Pts For 71.0 70.2
Avg Pts Against 68.5 75.6
Massey 3.0 (#121) -1.8 (#205)
Bradley-Terry 0.16 (#157) -0.44 (#224)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.26 (#148) -0.38 (#202)
RPI 0.511 (#155) 0.492 (#200)
Shooting & Four Factors WICH SMU
FG% 43.1% 41.8%
3PT% 29.2% 31.6%
REB / G 36.3 35.4
OREB / G 10.0 10.0
AST / TO 0.98 1.03
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 48.7% 47.2%
TOV% 17.7% 18.0%
ORB% 29.0% 27.0%
FT Rate 22.2% 21.8%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 45.9% 50.0%
Opp TOV% 17.2% 18.3%
DRB% 70.4% 69.4%
Opp FT Rate 18.5% 22.6%

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