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American Conference · FedExForum · December 22, 2020
Betting Lines
Spread MEM -9.5 Away covered
O/U 138.5 Under
Money MEM -450 / TLSA +370
Model Predictions
Spread Total MEM win
Actual TLSA +7 105 Lost
Massey MEM -10.6 (-17.6) — —
Massey Totals — 136.4 (-31.4) —
Bradley-Terry — — 98% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 100% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML MEM -10.3 (-17.3) 140.4 (-35.4) 83% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ MEM -7.3 (-14.3) 136.6 (-31.6) 77% ✗
Baseline Plus ML MEM -8.7 (-15.7) 140.7 (-35.7) 78% ✗
Baseline ML MEM -9.6 (-16.6) 140.5 (-35.5) 79% ✗

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

Last 5 Meetings

Jan 22, 2026 TLSA 83 – 66 MEM
Feb 6, 2025 MEM 83 – 71 TLSA
Jan 5, 2024 MEM 78 – 75 TLSA
Jan 29, 2023 MEM 80 – 68 TLSA
Jan 23, 2022 MEM 83 – 81 TLSA

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings MEM TLSA
Overall 20-8 11-12
Conference 11-4 7-9
Home 10-1 7-5
Away 4-3 4-4
Neutral 6-4 0-3
Last 5 4-1 2-3
Streak W4 L3
Avg Pts For 72.4 65.0
Avg Pts Against 62.7 66.2
Massey 6.7 (#75) 0.5 (#149)
Bradley-Terry 1.47 (#75) -1.88 (#280)
W. Bradley-Terry 2.50 (#62) -2.57 (#272)
RPI 0.529 (#127) 0.332 (#311)
Shooting & Four Factors MEM TLSA
FG% 41.9% 46.5%
3PT% 31.1% 30.3%
REB / G 42.5 37.0
OREB / G 14.4 11.6
AST / TO 1.15 0.97
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 47.2% 52.3%
TOV% 18.7% 21.8%
ORB% 34.4% 33.7%
FT Rate 20.4% 17.5%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 45.3% 48.3%
Opp TOV% 23.2% 23.4%
DRB% 76.8% 67.6%
Opp FT Rate 26.4% 17.4%

Game Analysis

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