I had 'em all out there steppin' and fetchin' like their heads were on fire and their asses was catchin'. "The Ballad of Uneasy Rider" - Charlie Daniels
Rice Owls
109 – 104 3OT
FINAL Neutral Gulf Coast Showcase
Evansville Purple Aces
Hertz Arena (Neutral) · November 22, 2021
Betting Lines
Spread RICE -5.5 Away covered
O/U 134.5 Over
Model Predictions
Spread Total RICE win
Actual RICE +5 213 Won
Massey RICE -9.3 (-4.3) — —
Massey Totals — 124.0 (+89.0) —
Bradley-Terry — — 90% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 96% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ RICE -6.8 (-1.8) 133.6 (+79.4) 78% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML RICE -6.2 (-1.2) 130.5 (+82.5) 77% ✓
Baseline ML RICE -6.4 (-1.4) 132.2 (+80.8) 75% ✓
Baseline Plus ML RICE -7.1 (-2.1) 134.2 (+78.8) 75% ✓

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 RICE EVAN
Neutral 2-4 0-4
Last 5 3-1 1-3
Massey 0.1 (#164) -9.3 (#325)
Bradley-Terry 1.42 (#73) -0.78 (#232)
W. Bradley-Terry 2.07 (#76) -1.03 (#225)
RPI 0.580 (#85) 0.498 (#178)
Shooting & Four Factors RICE EVAN
FG% 46.3% 34.9%
3PT% 34.5% 30.2%
REB / G 38.0 29.0
OREB / G 9.2 5.0
AST / TO 0.95 0.55
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 55.1% 43.4%
TOV% 25.5% 24.5%
ORB% 29.4% 15.7%
FT Rate 25.0% 21.7%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 45.8% 52.8%
Opp TOV% 15.9% 19.0%
DRB% 71.0% 74.4%
Opp FT Rate 16.9% 15.8%

Game Analysis

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