Oh workers can you stand it, oh tell me how you can? Will you be a lousy scab or will you be a man? "Which Side Are You On?" - Pete Seeger
Trojan Arena · December 17, 2020
Betting Lines
Spread SAM -2.5 Home covered
O/U 148.5 Over
Money TROY +120 / SAM -140
Model Predictions
Spread Total TROY win
Actual TROY +8 150 Won
Massey SAM -9.5 (+17.5) — —
Massey Totals — 137.9 (+12.1) —
Bradley-Terry — — 58% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 22% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML SAM -4.9 (+12.9) 139.2 (+10.8) 29% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ SAM -5.6 (+13.6) 137.4 (+12.6) 37% ✗
Baseline Plus ML SAM -5.8 (+13.8) 141.3 (+8.7) 37% ✗
Baseline ML SAM -5.9 (+13.9) 138.8 (+11.2) 36% ✗

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 TROY SAM
Neutral 2-2 0-1
Last 5 2-3 1-2
Massey -7.1 (#267) 7.7 (#61)
Bradley-Terry 0.77 (#113) 1.46 (#67)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.55 (#137) 3.04 (#48)
RPI 0.531 (#109) 0.702 (#14)
Shooting & Four Factors TROY SAM
FG% 33.8% 44.9%
3PT% 24.0% 32.9%
REB / G 36.8 40.7
OREB / G 11.8 10.7
AST / TO 0.61 0.90
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 38.2% 52.0%
TOV% 21.0% 20.1%
ORB% 29.6% 27.8%
FT Rate 21.8% 20.7%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 51.8% 49.2%
Opp TOV% 16.8% 17.8%
DRB% 75.3% 73.2%
Opp FT Rate 21.8% 31.4%

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