Really don't mind if you sit this one out. "Thick as a Brick" - Jethro Tull
BYU Cougars
95 – 67
FINAL Conference
Portland Pilots
West Coast Conference · Marriott Center · January 22, 2021
Betting Lines
Spread BYU -22.5 Home covered
O/U 147.5 Over
Money BYU -8000 / PORT +3300
Model Predictions
Spread Total BYU win
Actual BYU +28 162 Won
Massey BYU -24.3 (+3.7) — —
Massey Totals — 148.5 (+13.5) —
Bradley-Terry — — 98% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 100% ✓
Baseline Plus ML BYU -21.3 (+6.7) 152.1 (+9.9) 91% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ BYU -16.9 (+11.1) 150.1 (+11.9) 90% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML BYU -19.6 (+8.4) 148.3 (+13.7) 91% ✓
Baseline ML BYU -21.5 (+6.5) 149.9 (+12.1) 91% ✓

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

Last 5 Meetings

Mar 4, 2023 BYU 82 – 71 PORT
Jan 1, 2023 BYU 71 – 58 PORT
Jan 23, 2022 BYU 78 – 65 PORT
Feb 5, 2021 BYU 105 – 60 PORT

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings BYU PORT
Overall 20-7 6-15
Conference 10-3 0-11
Home 11-2 5-8
Away 7-2 1-6
Neutral 2-3 0-1
Last 5 4-1 0-5
Streak L2 L13
Avg Pts For 77.0 67.4
Avg Pts Against 69.0 85.1
Massey 11.7 (#36) -9.8 (#308)
Bradley-Terry 2.80 (#18) -0.77 (#229)
W. Bradley-Terry 3.38 (#28) -1.87 (#279)
RPI 0.636 (#14) 0.458 (#227)
Shooting & Four Factors BYU PORT
FG% 46.1% 38.6%
3PT% 32.8% 29.7%
REB / G 39.2 33.3
OREB / G 10.4 7.9
AST / TO 1.07 0.75
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 52.3% 43.5%
TOV% 20.2% 19.7%
ORB% 29.6% 21.0%
FT Rate 19.5% 32.7%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 46.5% 54.5%
Opp TOV% 17.5% 18.3%
DRB% 74.9% 70.9%
Opp FT Rate 20.4% 17.4%

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