In North Carolina way back in the hills, there lived my pappy and he had him a still. "White Lightning" - The Big Bopper
Dee Glen Smith Spectrum · December 19, 2020
Model Predictions
Spread Total USU win
Actual USU +13 113 Won
Massey USU -6.0 (+7.0) — —
Massey Totals — 144.8 (-31.8) —
Bradley-Terry — — 41% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 28% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML USU -3.4 (+9.6) 142.8 (-29.8) 67% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ USU -4.2 (+8.8) 140.3 (-27.3) 77% ✓
Baseline Plus ML USU -5.7 (+7.3) 142.9 (-29.9) 74% ✓
Baseline ML USU -4.2 (+8.8) 142.5 (-29.5) 74% ✓

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 USU UNCO
Overall 20-9 11-11
Conference 15-4 6-8
Home 10-2 6-5
Away 7-3 4-5
Neutral 3-4 1-1
Last 5 1-3 1-1
Streak L2 L1
Avg Pts For 72.0 68.0
Avg Pts Against 62.3 70.5
Massey -3.4 (#213) -4.6 (#239)
Bradley-Terry -1.08 (#231) 0.13 (#152)
W. Bradley-Terry -2.10 (#254) -0.13 (#161)
RPI 0.442 (#220) 0.500 (#154)
Shooting & Four Factors USU UNCO
FG% 40.4% 37.6%
3PT% 29.0% 42.1%
REB / G 37.2 33.0
OREB / G 10.0 8.5
AST / TO 0.72 0.35
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 44.7% 45.5%
TOV% 20.4% 27.2%
ORB% 28.2% 24.3%
FT Rate 30.7% 35.6%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 55.8% 53.3%
Opp TOV% 17.3% 17.7%
DRB% 83.8% 74.2%
Opp FT Rate 19.2% 22.3%

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