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Florida Atlantic Owls
75 – 51
FINAL Neutral Conference C-USA
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
Conference USA · Ford Center At The Star (Neutral) · March 9, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread FAU -10.5 Home covered
O/U 139.0 Under
Money FAU -600 / WKU +430
Model Predictions
Spread Total FAU win
Actual FAU +24 126 Won
Massey FAU -12.9 (+11.1) — —
Massey Totals — 142.6 (-16.6) —
Bradley-Terry — — 92% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 94% ✓
Baseline Plus ML FAU -11.8 (+12.2) 142.6 (-16.6) 85% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ FAU -10.4 (+13.6) 143.0 (-17.0) 84% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML FAU -11.6 (+12.4) 143.8 (-17.8) 85% ✓
Baseline ML FAU -11.7 (+12.3) 144.3 (-18.3) 86% ✓

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, 2023 FAU 70 – 63 WKU
Jan 17, 2023 FAU 76 – 62 WKU
Feb 11, 2022 WKU 76 – 69 FAU
Jan 21, 2022 FAU 78 – 69 WKU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings FAU WKU
Overall 35-4 17-16
Conference 18-2 8-12
Home 17-0 9-5
Away 11-3 5-9
Neutral 7-1 3-2
Last 5 4-1 3-2
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 77.2 69.7
Avg Pts Against 65.6 71.6
Massey 12.5 (#24) -0.4 (#175)
Bradley-Terry 2.65 (#11) 0.26 (#146)
W. Bradley-Terry 2.78 (#25) 0.09 (#163)
RPI 0.609 (#14) 0.495 (#187)
Shooting & Four Factors FAU WKU
FG% 46.7% 44.0%
3PT% 38.0% 35.0%
REB / G 37.9 34.1
OREB / G 10.5 8.9
AST / TO 1.29 1.06
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 55.2% 50.3%
TOV% 16.4% 17.0%
ORB% 30.4% 25.8%
FT Rate 20.9% 23.2%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 47.0% 50.6%
Opp TOV% 18.5% 17.8%
DRB% 75.7% 69.1%
Opp FT Rate 20.4% 17.9%

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