The juice of the carrot, the smile of the parrot / A little drop of claret - anything that rocks "Reasons to be Cheerful, Part 3" - Ian Dury & the Blockheads
Petersen Events Center · November 19, 2021
Betting Lines
Spread PITT -6.0 Away covered
O/U 132.5 Under
Model Predictions
Spread Total PITT win
Actual PITT +4 122 Won
Massey TOW -1.2 (+5.2) — —
Massey Totals — 138.4 (-16.4) —
Bradley-Terry — — 65% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 65% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ TOW -0.5 (+4.5) 137.5 (-15.5) 52% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML TOW -1.9 (+5.9) 138.2 (-16.2) 40% ✗
Baseline ML TOW -2.6 (+6.6) 137.6 (-15.6) 45% ✗
Baseline Plus ML TOW -2.7 (+6.7) 138.0 (-16.0) 39% ✗

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 PITT TOW
Overall 11-21 25-9
Conference 6-14 15-3
Home 9-11 12-2
Away 2-9 11-5
Neutral 0-1 2-2
Last 5 1-2 2-1
Streak L5 L2
Avg Pts For 61.5 70.8
Avg Pts Against 68.1 62.4
Massey -5.3 (#288) 5.0 (#77)
Bradley-Terry -1.65 (#320) -0.42 (#213)
W. Bradley-Terry -2.56 (#320) -0.73 (#226)
RPI 0.329 (#311) 0.383 (#289)
Shooting & Four Factors PITT TOW
FG% 45.0% 39.6%
3PT% 22.2% 29.2%
REB / G 42.0 40.7
OREB / G 14.3 14.3
AST / TO 0.65 1.00
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 47.0% 44.8%
TOV% 28.6% 16.7%
ORB% 41.0% 38.7%
FT Rate 27.5% 34.6%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 49.7% 44.3%
Opp TOV% 16.7% 22.4%
DRB% 73.5% 81.4%
Opp FT Rate 12.7% 37.3%

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