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Ole Miss Rebels
48 – 71
FINAL Neutral Holiday Hoopsgiving
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
State Farm Arena (Neutral) · December 12, 2021
Betting Lines
Spread MISS -5.5 Away covered
O/U 136.5 Under
Model Predictions
Spread Total MISS win
Actual WKU +23 119 Lost
Massey MISS -3.9 (-26.9) — —
Massey Totals — 133.0 (-14.0) —
Bradley-Terry — — 75% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 84% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ MISS -2.9 (-25.9) 139.3 (-20.3) 60% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML MISS -3.1 (-26.1) 137.7 (-18.7) 64% ✗
Baseline ML MISS -2.6 (-25.6) 138.0 (-19.0) 62% ✗
Baseline Plus ML MISS -2.8 (-25.8) 140.9 (-21.9) 60% ✗

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 MISS WKU
Neutral 1-4 1-3
Last 5 4-1 3-2
Massey 3.1 (#117) -0.8 (#196)
Bradley-Terry 0.39 (#150) -0.72 (#239)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.69 (#139) -0.97 (#237)
RPI 0.472 (#222) 0.444 (#262)
Shooting & Four Factors MISS WKU
FG% 44.5% 46.1%
3PT% 33.3% 32.4%
REB / G 39.9 35.5
OREB / G 10.9 10.0
AST / TO 1.28 0.87
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 50.3% 51.9%
TOV% 16.9% 21.6%
ORB% 29.3% 28.0%
FT Rate 19.5% 22.0%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 43.5% 50.2%
Opp TOV% 21.1% 23.0%
DRB% 76.1% 67.1%
Opp FT Rate 23.4% 12.6%

Game Analysis

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