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Central Connecticut Blue Devils
65 – 79
FINAL Neutral Basketball Hall of Fame Showcase
NC State Wolfpack
Mohegan Sun Arena (Neutral) · November 17, 2021
Betting Lines
Spread NCSU -26.5 Home covered
O/U 143.5 Over
Money CCSU +1700 / NCSU -4500
Model Predictions
Spread Total CCSU win
Actual NCSU +14 144 Lost
Massey NCSU -7.9 (-6.1) — —
Massey Totals — 150.0 (-6.0) —
Bradley-Terry — — 18% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 12% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ NCSU -11.0 (-3.0) 138.1 (+5.9) 15% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML NCSU -6.8 (-7.2) 144.8 (-0.8) 24% ✓
Baseline ML NCSU -5.9 (-8.1) 146.6 (-2.6) 20% ✓
Baseline Plus ML NCSU -7.7 (-6.3) 141.8 (+2.2) 24% ✓

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

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings CCSU NCSU
Overall 8-24 11-21
Conference 5-13 4-16
Home 5-7 7-10
Away 4-15 3-7
Neutral 0-2 1-4
Last 5 0-2 2-0
Streak L1 L5
Avg Pts For 61.8 73.0
Avg Pts Against 72.1 75.6
Massey -11.0 (#336) -3.1 (#246)
Bradley-Terry -0.87 (#278) 0.67 (#115)
W. Bradley-Terry -1.28 (#279) 0.75 (#135)
RPI 0.312 (#291) 0.625 (#81)
Shooting & Four Factors CCSU NCSU
FG% 39.0% 47.3%
3PT% 40.0% 27.5%
REB / G 27.5 37.0
OREB / G 10.5 13.5
AST / TO 0.47 1.29
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 45.7% 51.6%
TOV% 32.3% 10.3%
ORB% 31.8% 38.6%
FT Rate 8.6% 24.8%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 63.9% 54.7%
Opp TOV% 19.6% 20.4%
DRB% 61.8% 72.3%
Opp FT Rate 23.5% 12.7%

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