I'm going to Wichita, far from this opera for evermore. "Seven Nation Army" - The White Stripes
UTEP Miners
70 – 61
FINAL Sun Bowl Invitational
North Carolina Central Eagles
Don Haskins Center · December 22, 2021
Betting Lines
Spread UTEP -12.5 Away covered
O/U 135.0 Under
Money UTEP -900 / NCCU +600
Model Predictions
Spread Total UTEP win
Actual UTEP +9 131 Won
Massey UTEP -11.9 (-2.9) — —
Massey Totals — 132.1 (-1.1) —
Bradley-Terry — — 93% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 97% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ UTEP -11.6 (-2.6) 139.1 (-8.1) 85% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML UTEP -9.3 (-0.3) 139.4 (-8.4) 82% ✓
Baseline ML UTEP -10.2 (-1.2) 139.6 (-8.6) 81% ✓
Baseline Plus ML UTEP -10.5 (-1.5) 140.4 (-9.4) 82% ✓

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 UTEP NCCU
Neutral 1-2 2-2
Last 5 3-2 3-2
Massey 0.5 (#162) -6.9 (#287)
Bradley-Terry 0.30 (#158) -1.36 (#280)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.26 (#158) -2.35 (#306)
RPI 0.480 (#211) 0.398 (#324)
Shooting & Four Factors UTEP NCCU
FG% 39.1% 39.1%
3PT% 29.5% 26.8%
REB / G 32.5 36.3
OREB / G 10.5 12.7
AST / TO 0.76 0.66
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 44.5% 43.7%
TOV% 17.9% 22.9%
ORB% 28.7% 32.4%
FT Rate 24.9% 23.1%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 52.3% 50.5%
Opp TOV% 22.9% 22.2%
DRB% 72.4% 65.9%
Opp FT Rate 26.7% 33.7%

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