And then my good friend Shaggy says "Come spend some time, family" "44/876" -- Shaggy & Sting
Mercer Bears
58 – 82
FINAL Neutral Cancun Challenge
Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders
Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (Neutral) · November 24, 2021
Betting Lines
Spread MER -4.5 Away covered
O/U 131.5 Over
Money MER -200 / MTSU +170
Model Predictions
Spread Total MER win
Actual MTSU +24 140 Lost
Massey MTSU -0.0 (-24.0) — —
Massey Totals — 129.2 (+10.8) —
Bradley-Terry — — 23% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 24% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ MTSU -0.4 (-23.6) 133.6 (+6.4) 39% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML MTSU -1.6 (-22.4) 134.0 (+6.0) 43% ✓
Baseline ML MTSU -1.9 (-22.1) 134.9 (+5.1) 43% ✓
Baseline Plus ML MTSU -1.9 (-22.1) 135.7 (+4.3) 37% ✓

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 MER MTSU
Neutral 2-2 6-2
Last 5 1-3 3-1
Massey 0.9 (#157) 0.9 (#156)
Bradley-Terry -0.83 (#236) 0.36 (#148)
W. Bradley-Terry -1.15 (#230) 0.03 (#170)
RPI 0.440 (#245) 0.514 (#156)
Shooting & Four Factors MER MTSU
FG% 44.1% 41.1%
3PT% 35.1% 25.5%
REB / G 32.8 33.5
OREB / G 8.5 11.5
AST / TO 0.95 0.74
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 52.3% 47.0%
TOV% 20.6% 21.7%
ORB% 24.3% 31.9%
FT Rate 14.8% 34.2%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 55.6% 50.0%
Opp TOV% 18.9% 27.2%
DRB% 75.2% 71.5%
Opp FT Rate 25.0% 25.4%

Game Analysis

Loading game analysis…

Failed to load game analysis.