The tide is high, but I'm holding on. "The Tide is High" - Blondie
Cincinnati Bearcats
71 – 75
FINAL Conference
Temple Owls
American Conference · Fifth Third Arena · February 20, 2022
Betting Lines
Spread CIN -8.0 Away covered
O/U 136.0 Over
Money CIN -360 / TEM +300
Model Predictions
Spread Total CIN win
Actual TEM +4 146 Lost
Massey CIN -6.8 (-10.8) — —
Massey Totals — 131.0 (+15.0) —
Bradley-Terry — — 63% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 74% ✗
Baseline Plus ML CIN -5.6 (-9.6) 139.7 (+6.3) 72% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ CIN -6.1 (-10.1) 138.5 (+7.5) 72% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML CIN -5.3 (-9.3) 137.5 (+8.5) 69% ✗
Baseline ML CIN -5.3 (-9.3) 138.3 (+7.7) 70% ✗

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

Last 5 Meetings

Mar 10, 2023 CIN 84 – 54 TEM
Feb 23, 2023 CIN 88 – 83 TEM
Jan 1, 2023 TEM 70 – 61 CIN
Jan 26, 2022 TEM 61 – 58 CIN
Feb 13, 2021 CIN 71 – 69 TEM

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings CIN TEM
Overall 18-15 17-12
Conference 7-11 10-7
Home 12-6 11-3
Away 4-7 5-6
Neutral 2-2 1-3
Last 5 2-3 3-2
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 69.4 66.8
Avg Pts Against 66.2 66.4
Massey 7.3 (#77) 3.3 (#123)
Bradley-Terry 1.03 (#98) 0.98 (#104)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.45 (#90) 0.92 (#115)
RPI 0.535 (#114) 0.529 (#125)
Shooting & Four Factors CIN TEM
FG% 41.4% 40.0%
3PT% 32.5% 29.6%
REB / G 38.0 38.9
OREB / G 11.7 12.2
AST / TO 1.23 1.02
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 48.0% 45.6%
TOV% 15.7% 17.7%
ORB% 30.8% 32.3%
FT Rate 19.7% 25.6%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 44.1% 45.2%
Opp TOV% 18.2% 17.5%
DRB% 70.8% 70.4%
Opp FT Rate 23.5% 21.5%

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