Really don't mind if you sit this one out. "Thick as a Brick" - Jethro Tull
SMU Mustangs
76 – 71
FINAL Conference
Cincinnati Bearcats
American Conference · Moody Coliseum (Dallas) · March 4, 2022
Betting Lines
Spread SMU -7.5 Away covered
O/U 141.0 Over
Model Predictions
Spread Total SMU win
Actual SMU +5 147 Won
Massey SMU -6.5 (-1.5) — —
Massey Totals — 139.0 (+8.0) —
Bradley-Terry — — 84% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 83% ✓
Baseline Plus ML SMU -6.7 (-1.7) 141.5 (+5.5) 78% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ SMU -6.5 (-1.5) 142.3 (+4.7) 77% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML SMU -6.9 (-1.9) 139.4 (+7.6) 75% ✓
Baseline ML SMU -6.7 (-1.7) 139.2 (+7.8) 78% ✓

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 5, 2023 CIN 97 – 74 SMU
Jan 14, 2023 CIN 54 – 52 SMU
Jan 7, 2022 CIN 77 – 60 SMU
Mar 12, 2021 CIN 74 – 71 SMU
Jan 8, 2021 CIN 76 – 69 SMU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings SMU CIN
Overall 24-9 18-15
Conference 13-4 7-11
Home 17-1 12-6
Away 6-5 4-7
Neutral 1-3 2-2
Last 5 3-2 1-4
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 73.8 69.4
Avg Pts Against 67.1 66.2
Massey 9.7 (#50) 5.9 (#96)
Bradley-Terry 1.78 (#52) 0.61 (#124)
W. Bradley-Terry 2.11 (#55) 1.03 (#111)
RPI 0.577 (#52) 0.511 (#159)
Shooting & Four Factors SMU CIN
FG% 45.1% 40.6%
3PT% 36.4% 31.4%
REB / G 37.7 37.7
OREB / G 9.5 11.7
AST / TO 1.09 1.22
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 52.8% 47.2%
TOV% 18.5% 15.6%
ORB% 28.3% 30.3%
FT Rate 25.8% 19.5%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 45.0% 44.7%
Opp TOV% 16.8% 17.9%
DRB% 70.1% 70.5%
Opp FT Rate 16.8% 23.5%

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