I love it when you call me Big Poppa "Big Poppa" - Notorious B.I.G.
UCF Knights
75 – 82
FINAL Conference
South Florida Bulls
American Conference · Addition Financial Arena · February 23, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread UCF -9.5 Away covered
O/U 141.5 Over
Money UCF -500 / USF +350
Model Predictions
Spread Total UCF win
Actual USF +7 157 Lost
Massey UCF -11.8 (-18.8) — —
Massey Totals — 139.7 (+17.3) —
Bradley-Terry — — 90% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 91% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ UCF -11.4 (-18.4) 143.3 (+13.7) 85% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML UCF -11.5 (-18.5) 144.2 (+12.8) 86% ✗
Baseline ML UCF -12.1 (-19.1) 146.3 (+10.7) 85% ✗
Baseline Plus ML UCF -11.8 (-18.8) 144.1 (+12.9) 85% ✗

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 20, 2024 USF 83 – 77 UCF
Jan 21, 2023 USF 85 – 72 UCF
Mar 11, 2022 UCF 60 – 58 USF
Feb 4, 2022 UCF 68 – 49 USF
Jan 16, 2022 USF 75 – 51 UCF

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings UCF USF
Overall 19-15 14-18
Conference 8-10 7-11
Home 11-6 9-9
Away 5-7 4-7
Neutral 3-2 1-2
Last 5 2-3 2-3
Streak L1 L2
Avg Pts For 71.5 72.0
Avg Pts Against 65.5 72.0
Massey 9.2 (#55) 0.9 (#151)
Bradley-Terry 1.03 (#88) -0.52 (#227)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.42 (#80) -0.18 (#183)
RPI 0.541 (#105) 0.470 (#237)
Shooting & Four Factors UCF USF
FG% 42.9% 45.0%
3PT% 36.8% 33.7%
REB / G 35.6 37.3
OREB / G 12.0 11.9
AST / TO 1.03 1.02
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 50.6% 51.1%
TOV% 20.0% 19.4%
ORB% 34.9% 32.8%
FT Rate 22.2% 20.1%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 48.0% 49.9%
Opp TOV% 21.7% 18.9%
DRB% 68.9% 71.9%
Opp FT Rate 23.4% 27.5%

Game Analysis

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