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Memphis Tigers
64 – 63
FINAL Conference
UCF Knights
American Conference · FedExForum · February 17, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread MEM -5.5 Away covered
O/U 149.5 Under
Money MEM -250 / UCF +188
Model Predictions
Spread Total MEM win
Actual MEM +1 127 Won
Massey MEM -4.9 (-3.9) — —
Massey Totals — 149.0 (-22.0) —
Bradley-Terry — — 81% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 88% ✓
Baseline Plus ML MEM -4.6 (-3.6) 147.2 (-20.2) 76% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ MEM -4.9 (-3.9) 144.8 (-17.8) 75% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML MEM -5.4 (-4.4) 150.2 (-23.2) 74% ✓
Baseline ML MEM -4.8 (-3.8) 150.8 (-23.8) 76% ✓

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 11, 2023 MEM 81 – 76 UCF
Jan 12, 2023 UCF 107 – 104 MEM
Mar 12, 2022 MEM 85 – 69 UCF
Feb 6, 2022 MEM 88 – 60 UCF
Jan 13, 2022 UCF 74 – 64 MEM

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings MEM UCF
Overall 26-9 19-15
Conference 13-5 8-10
Home 13-2 11-6
Away 7-5 5-7
Neutral 6-2 3-2
Last 5 4-1 2-3
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 79.4 71.5
Avg Pts Against 71.8 65.5
Massey 10.3 (#46) 9.1 (#54)
Bradley-Terry 1.98 (#39) 1.19 (#81)
W. Bradley-Terry 2.73 (#26) 1.50 (#78)
RPI 0.598 (#27) 0.556 (#79)
Shooting & Four Factors MEM UCF
FG% 48.2% 43.2%
3PT% 33.6% 37.0%
REB / G 36.3 36.3
OREB / G 10.8 12.1
AST / TO 1.24 1.04
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 52.9% 51.0%
TOV% 17.8% 20.2%
ORB% 31.6% 35.3%
FT Rate 26.1% 22.2%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 47.4% 47.3%
Opp TOV% 21.2% 21.1%
DRB% 68.4% 68.9%
Opp FT Rate 27.3% 23.2%

Game Analysis

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