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Memphis Tigers
62 – 70
FINAL Conference
SMU Mustangs
American Conference · FedExForum · January 21, 2022
Betting Lines
Spread MEM -6.0 Away covered
O/U 148.5 Under
Model Predictions
Spread Total MEM win
Actual SMU +8 132 Lost
Massey MEM -6.1 (-14.1) — —
Massey Totals — 152.8 (-20.8) —
Bradley-Terry — — 54% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 72% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ MEM -5.9 (-13.9) 149.3 (-17.3) 71% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML MEM -5.1 (-13.1) 149.7 (-17.7) 70% ✗
Baseline ML MEM -4.9 (-12.9) 150.4 (-18.4) 69% ✗
Baseline Plus ML MEM -4.1 (-12.1) 150.2 (-18.2) 68% ✗

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

Last 5 Meetings

Feb 18, 2024 SMU 106 – 79 MEM
Jan 7, 2024 MEM 62 – 59 SMU
Mar 3, 2023 MEM 81 – 62 SMU
Jan 27, 2023 MEM 99 – 84 SMU
Mar 12, 2022 MEM 70 – 63 SMU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings MEM SMU
Overall 22-11 24-9
Conference 13-5 13-4
Home 13-2 17-1
Away 5-6 6-5
Neutral 4-3 1-3
Last 5 3-2 4-1
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 75.2 73.8
Avg Pts Against 68.3 67.1
Massey 9.9 (#47) 7.4 (#72)
Bradley-Terry 1.01 (#101) 1.45 (#71)
W. Bradley-Terry 2.08 (#59) 1.80 (#74)
RPI 0.550 (#89) 0.565 (#77)
Shooting & Four Factors MEM SMU
FG% 47.1% 45.4%
3PT% 36.5% 37.6%
REB / G 38.9 38.8
OREB / G 13.2 10.4
AST / TO 0.90 1.14
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 53.0% 53.5%
TOV% 24.2% 18.0%
ORB% 38.4% 30.3%
FT Rate 26.6% 25.6%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 47.4% 45.4%
Opp TOV% 22.0% 16.6%
DRB% 67.9% 71.1%
Opp FT Rate 23.3% 16.4%

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