And the sound that I'm hearing is only the sound of the low spark of high heeled boys. "The Low Spark of High Heeled Boys" - Traffic
Sam Houston Bearkats
75 – 78
FINAL Neutral Conference Hercules Tires WAC
Grand Canyon Lopes
Western Athletic Conference · Orleans Arena (Neutral) · March 11, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread SHSU -2.5 Away covered
O/U 128.5 Over
Money SHSU -145 / GCU +122
Model Predictions
Spread Total SHSU win
Actual GCU +3 153 Lost
Massey SHSU -5.3 (-8.3) — —
Massey Totals — 126.9 (+26.1) —
Bradley-Terry — — 74% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 72% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ SHSU -3.7 (-6.7) 127.2 (+25.8) 66% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML SHSU -4.9 (-7.9) 129.0 (+24.0) 70% ✗
Baseline ML SHSU -5.0 (-8.0) 129.8 (+23.2) 69% ✗
Baseline Plus ML SHSU -4.6 (-7.6) 128.9 (+24.1) 68% ✗

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

Last 5 Meetings

Dec 21, 2023 GCU 76 – 64 SHSU
Jan 6, 2023 GCU 72 – 68 SHSU
Mar 11, 2022 GCU 71 – 66 SHSU
Feb 27, 2022 GCU 67 – 41 SHSU
Jan 22, 2022 SHSU 58 – 56 GCU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings SHSU GCU
Overall 26-8 24-12
Conference 14-4 11-7
Home 12-1 14-4
Away 10-6 6-5
Neutral 4-1 5-3
Last 5 5-0 4-1
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 67.7 72.2
Avg Pts Against 61.7 69.1
Massey 8.7 (#69) 3.4 (#117)
Bradley-Terry 1.79 (#46) 0.77 (#107)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.87 (#62) 0.93 (#107)
RPI 0.578 (#47) 0.539 (#104)
Shooting & Four Factors SHSU GCU
FG% 43.8% 44.7%
3PT% 38.9% 36.0%
REB / G 35.0 35.9
OREB / G 10.4 10.3
AST / TO 0.88 0.90
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 51.0% 51.9%
TOV% 20.4% 18.6%
ORB% 30.9% 31.1%
FT Rate 22.7% 27.3%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 47.6% 47.3%
Opp TOV% 23.6% 15.4%
DRB% 74.5% 69.4%
Opp FT Rate 27.1% 22.8%

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