We are like Greeks. We are like Romans. / Centaurs and monkeys just cluster 'round us "Nemesis" - Shriekback
Conference USA · Tudor Fieldhouse · March 4, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread RICE -5.5 Away covered
O/U 155.5 Over
Money RICE -200 / FIU +210
Model Predictions
Spread Total RICE win
Actual FIU +7 173 Lost
Massey RICE -5.0 (-12.0)
Massey Totals 158.1 (+14.9)
Bradley-Terry 80%
Weighted B-T 83%
Baseline Plus ML RICE -4.3 (-11.3) 153.9 (+19.1) 66%
Baseline ML RICE -4.0 (-11.0) 158.0 (+15.0) 69%
Baseline Tuned ML RICE -4.5 (-11.5) 156.4 (+16.6) 69%
Efficiency Plus ML RICE -4.1 (-11.1) 152.3 (+20.7) 67%

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

Last 5 Meetings

Nov 6, 2024 RICE 7770 FIU
Feb 12, 2023 RICE 8578 FIU
Feb 20, 2022 FIU 8078 RICE

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings RICE FIU
Overall 19-16 14-18
Conference 8-12 8-12
Home 11-7 11-7
Away 6-7 3-10
Neutral 2-2 0-1
Last 5 1-4 0-5
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 75.2 72.5
Avg Pts Against 78.6 75.5
Massey -1.6 (#207) -3.1 (#224)
Bradley-Terry 0.36 (#140) -0.39 (#217)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.20 (#156) -0.69 (#227)
RPI 0.500 (#178) 0.464 (#256)
Shooting & Four Factors RICE FIU
FG% 45.5% 46.1%
3PT% 35.2% 32.6%
REB / G 34.0 31.1
OREB / G 8.0 8.5
AST / TO 1.09 0.79
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 53.0% 52.0%
TOV% 18.2% 20.9%
ORB% 23.6% 25.5%
FT Rate 25.1% 20.2%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 54.7% 51.8%
Opp TOV% 16.1% 23.1%
DRB% 74.4% 63.4%
Opp FT Rate 17.2% 23.1%

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