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Buffalo Bulls
78 – 79
FINAL Neutral Cancun Challenge
Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks
Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (Neutral) · November 23, 2021
Betting Lines
Spread BUF -5.0 Away covered
O/U 155.5 Over
Money BUF -220 / SFA +190
Model Predictions
Spread Total BUF win
Actual SFA +1 157 Lost
Massey BUF -9.0 (-10.0) — —
Massey Totals — 165.6 (-8.6) —
Bradley-Terry — — 78% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 79% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ BUF -7.0 (-8.0) 151.9 (+5.1) 71% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML BUF -5.6 (-6.6) 154.8 (+2.2) 75% ✗
Baseline ML BUF -5.9 (-6.9) 154.7 (+2.3) 75% ✗
Baseline Plus ML BUF -6.5 (-7.5) 153.9 (+3.1) 72% ✗

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 BUF SFA
Overall 19-11 22-10
Conference 13-6 14-4
Home 9-3 13-3
Away 9-5 7-4
Neutral 1-3 2-3
Last 5 2-1 1-1
Streak L3 L2
Avg Pts For 78.7 72.8
Avg Pts Against 73.6 68.7
Massey 6.2 (#78) -2.8 (#231)
Bradley-Terry 0.71 (#127) -0.55 (#210)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.82 (#142) -0.51 (#202)
RPI 0.618 (#50) 0.585 (#74)
Shooting & Four Factors BUF SFA
FG% 44.9% 46.4%
3PT% 32.9% 40.6%
REB / G 41.0 37.0
OREB / G 11.7 14.0
AST / TO 0.98 0.91
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 52.2% 51.6%
TOV% 19.7% 23.0%
ORB% 32.4% 37.8%
FT Rate 21.1% 23.2%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 46.5% 55.1%
Opp TOV% 14.9% 25.3%
DRB% 69.8% 71.9%
Opp FT Rate 24.7% 36.4%

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