Free Nelson Mandela! "Nelson Mandela" - The Specials
KFC Yum! Center · December 1, 2020
Betting Lines
Spread LOU -4.5 Home covered
O/U 142.5 Under
Money LOU -200 / WKU +175
Model Predictions
Spread Total LOU win
Actual LOU +21 129 Won
Massey LOU -14.2 (+6.8) — —
Massey Totals — 151.0 (-22.0) —
Bradley-Terry — — 84% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 75% ✓
Baseline Plus ML LOU -9.0 (+12.0) 145.9 (-16.9) 74% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ LOU -6.6 (+14.4) 140.9 (-11.9) 71% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML LOU -8.4 (+12.6) 146.2 (-17.2) 78% ✓
Baseline ML LOU -9.1 (+11.9) 147.2 (-18.2) 80% ✓

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

Last 5 Meetings

Dec 15, 2022 LOU 94 – 83 WKU
Dec 18, 2021 WKU 82 – 72 LOU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings LOU WKU
Neutral 0-1 5-3
Last 5 3-0 2-1
Massey 4.3 (#59) 2.2 (#88)
Bradley-Terry 0.83 (#64) 1.17 (#46)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.94 (#72) 2.28 (#34)
RPI 0.542 (#62) 0.569 (#56)
Shooting & Four Factors LOU WKU
FG% 53.5% 44.8%
3PT% 29.8% 31.0%
REB / G 40.3 37.7
OREB / G 8.7 10.3
AST / TO 1.38 1.15
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 58.0% 49.7%
TOV% 16.2% 15.9%
ORB% 32.1% 30.1%
FT Rate 34.4% 28.7%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 40.5% 52.7%
Opp TOV% 14.8% 17.1%
DRB% 73.1% 75.9%
Opp FT Rate 24.3% 16.1%

Game Analysis

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