Really don't mind if you sit this one out. "Thick as a Brick" - Jethro Tull
Lafayette Leopards
84 – 76 2OT
FINAL Conference PenFed Credit Union Patriot League
American University Eagles
Patriot League · Kirby Sports Center · March 5, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread LAF -2.0 Home covered
O/U 120.5 Over
Money LAF -135 / AMER +115
Model Predictions
Spread Total LAF win
Actual LAF +8 160 Won
Massey LAF -3.7 (+4.3) — —
Massey Totals — 117.1 (+42.9) —
Bradley-Terry — — 49% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 59% ✓
Baseline Plus ML LAF -2.0 (+6.0) 127.4 (+32.6) 62% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ LAF -2.2 (+5.8) 122.0 (+38.0) 65% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML LAF -1.5 (+6.5) 123.5 (+36.5) 56% ✓
Baseline ML LAF -1.9 (+6.1) 126.3 (+33.7) 64% ✓

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

Last 5 Meetings

Feb 22, 2026 AMER 75 – 61 LAF
Jan 31, 2026 LAF 67 – 65 AMER
Mar 7, 2025 AMER 71 – 69 LAF
Feb 10, 2025 AMER 60 – 58 LAF
Jan 30, 2025 AMER 75 – 68 LAF

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings LAF AMER
Overall 11-23 17-15
Conference 7-11 7-11
Home 5-7 8-6
Away 5-16 9-9
Neutral 1-0 0-0
Last 5 1-4 2-3
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 62.4 65.4
Avg Pts Against 65.6 65.9
Massey -5.0 (#254) -5.2 (#257)
Bradley-Terry -1.45 (#310) -0.80 (#248)
W. Bradley-Terry -1.62 (#296) -1.29 (#270)
RPI 0.456 (#271) 0.459 (#265)
Shooting & Four Factors LAF AMER
FG% 40.8% 48.8%
3PT% 32.7% 34.8%
REB / G 31.9 30.0
OREB / G 8.1 7.7
AST / TO 1.33 0.95
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 48.8% 55.0%
TOV% 17.8% 22.4%
ORB% 23.3% 27.7%
FT Rate 14.9% 20.1%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 50.8% 51.5%
Opp TOV% 18.8% 18.8%
DRB% 74.4% 72.4%
Opp FT Rate 21.2% 22.7%

Game Analysis

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