Four young chiquitas in Omaha waitin' for the band to return from the show. "We're an American Band" - Grand Funk Railroad
Sam Houston Bearkats
96 – 71
FINAL Conference
Lamar Cardinals
Southland Conference · Bernard G. Johnson Coliseum · January 14, 2021
Betting Lines
Spread SHSU -7.5 Home covered
O/U 146.5 Over
Money SHSU -300 / LAM +300
Model Predictions
Spread Total SHSU win
Actual SHSU +25 167 Won
Massey SHSU -12.4 (+12.6) — —
Massey Totals — 142.3 (+24.7) —
Bradley-Terry — — 97% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 99% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML SHSU -11.3 (+13.7) 144.6 (+22.4) 88% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ SHSU -9.1 (+15.9) 145.1 (+21.9) 84% ✓
Baseline Plus ML SHSU -10.6 (+14.4) 147.7 (+19.3) 85% ✓
Baseline ML SHSU -12.1 (+12.9) 145.3 (+21.7) 86% ✓

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

Last 5 Meetings

Nov 17, 2024 SHSU 85 – 72 LAM
Dec 3, 2023 SHSU 90 – 70 LAM
Jan 14, 2022 SHSU 73 – 56 LAM
Dec 31, 2021 SHSU 75 – 64 LAM
Mar 12, 2021 LAM 70 – 69 SHSU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings SHSU LAM
Overall 19-9 10-18
Conference 13-3 6-10
Home 12-1 5-5
Away 7-6 3-11
Neutral 0-2 2-2
Last 5 5-0 2-3
Streak L2 L1
Avg Pts For 74.5 65.8
Avg Pts Against 72.9 72.4
Massey -1.8 (#196) -11.5 (#318)
Bradley-Terry 1.12 (#92) -2.03 (#307)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.07 (#110) -3.02 (#311)
RPI 0.603 (#43) 0.399 (#293)
Shooting & Four Factors SHSU LAM
FG% 39.9% 38.9%
3PT% 35.1% 24.6%
REB / G 34.2 35.0
OREB / G 11.1 9.2
AST / TO 0.80 0.74
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 46.8% 42.4%
TOV% 21.4% 20.6%
ORB% 27.5% 24.4%
FT Rate 20.6% 24.6%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 50.7% 52.8%
Opp TOV% 21.9% 19.9%
DRB% 64.7% 71.1%
Opp FT Rate 31.0% 17.2%

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