But spirit is something that no one destroys. "The Low Spark of High Heeled Boys" - Traffic
Bartow Arena · March 14, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread UAB -9.5 Home covered
O/U 155.5 Under
Money UAB -500 / USM +350
Model Predictions
Spread Total UAB win
Actual UAB +28 148 Won
Massey UAB -7.8 (+20.2) — —
Massey Totals — 153.6 (-5.6) —
Bradley-Terry — — 70% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 77% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ UAB -11.3 (+16.7) 150.9 (-2.9) 85% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML UAB -7.1 (+20.9) 153.0 (-5.0) 76% ✓
Baseline ML UAB -8.3 (+19.7) 152.6 (-4.6) 78% ✓
Baseline Plus ML UAB -8.0 (+20.0) 151.9 (-3.9) 79% ✓

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 8, 2024 UAB 98 – 84 USM
Dec 2, 2023 USM 85 – 82 UAB
Mar 3, 2022 UAB 81 – 68 USM
Feb 11, 2022 UAB 84 – 63 USM
Jan 9, 2021 UAB 62 – 58 USM

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings UAB USM
Overall 29-10 25-8
Conference 14-6 14-4
Home 17-2 15-0
Away 7-5 8-7
Neutral 5-3 2-1
Last 5 4-1 2-3
Streak L1 L2
Avg Pts For 80.0 72.4
Avg Pts Against 70.7 67.5
Massey 9.5 (#56) 5.3 (#95)
Bradley-Terry 1.62 (#57) 1.40 (#67)
W. Bradley-Terry 2.00 (#56) 1.53 (#77)
RPI 0.553 (#72) 0.587 (#28)
Shooting & Four Factors UAB USM
FG% 44.9% 45.1%
3PT% 36.5% 32.7%
REB / G 40.5 36.1
OREB / G 13.5 10.6
AST / TO 1.11 1.21
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 50.8% 51.2%
TOV% 17.4% 17.5%
ORB% 35.7% 30.9%
FT Rate 26.8% 23.9%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 47.9% 47.6%
Opp TOV% 19.5% 19.7%
DRB% 71.2% 71.3%
Opp FT Rate 22.2% 21.9%

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