Hmm, you're so pretty, not to talk to you would be a crime. "Baby, Baby" - The Vibrators
Matthews Arena · December 8, 2021
Betting Lines
Spread NE -2.5 Home covered
O/U 141.0 Over
Model Predictions
Spread Total NE win
Actual NE +6 158 Won
Massey NE -3.5 (+2.5)
Massey Totals 144.3 (+13.7)
Bradley-Terry 65%
Weighted B-T 64%
Baseline Plus ML NE -3.0 (+3.0) 141.8 (+16.2) 62%
Baseline ML NE -2.5 (+3.5) 143.3 (+14.7) 68%
Baseline Tuned ML NE -3.4 (+2.6) 143.7 (+14.3) 64%
Efficiency Plus ML NE -2.0 (+4.0) 143.5 (+14.5) 64%

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

Last 5 Meetings

Dec 19, 2024 MASS 7772 NE
Dec 13, 2020 NE 7875 MASS
Dec 11, 2020 MASS 9479 NE

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings NE MASS
Overall 9-22 15-17
Conference 2-16 7-11
Home 6-8 10-5
Away 0-12 3-8
Neutral 3-2 2-4
Last 5 3-2 4-1
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 64.3 75.7
Avg Pts Against 69.1 78.1
Massey 0.5 (#167) 1.9 (#137)
Bradley-Terry 0.38 (#147) 0.66 (#120)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.19 (#166) 0.65 (#132)
RPI 0.525 (#137) 0.580 (#64)
Shooting & Four Factors NE MASS
FG% 43.4% 46.1%
3PT% 30.0% 41.1%
REB / G 34.0 32.7
OREB / G 7.6 9.6
AST / TO 0.83 1.37
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 49.2% 56.4%
TOV% 21.2% 15.6%
ORB% 24.0% 28.1%
FT Rate 22.2% 28.7%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 47.6% 54.5%
Opp TOV% 15.7% 18.4%
DRB% 77.8% 68.6%
Opp FT Rate 18.3% 22.2%

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