I have got the sharpest knife, so I get the biggest slice. "Revolution Rock" - The Clash
BYU Cougars
65 – 54
FINAL Conference
Pepperdine Waves
West Coast Conference · Marriott Center · January 24, 2021
Betting Lines
Spread BYU -10.5 Home covered
O/U 152.5 Under
Money BYU -600 / PEPP +450
Model Predictions
Spread Total BYU win
Actual BYU +11 119 Won
Massey BYU -14.3 (-3.3) — —
Massey Totals — 150.8 (-31.8) —
Bradley-Terry — — 96% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 98% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML BYU -12.6 (-1.6) 149.6 (-30.6) 88% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ BYU -10.7 (+0.3) 148.9 (-29.9) 86% ✓
Baseline Plus ML BYU -13.5 (-2.5) 150.6 (-31.6) 87% ✓
Baseline ML BYU -14.0 (-3.0) 149.0 (-30.0) 87% ✓

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

Last 5 Meetings

Feb 10, 2023 PEPP 92 – 80 BYU
Jan 15, 2023 BYU 91 – 81 PEPP
Feb 27, 2022 BYU 75 – 59 PEPP
Feb 13, 2022 BYU 91 – 85 PEPP
Mar 9, 2021 BYU 82 – 77 PEPP

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings BYU PEPP
Overall 20-7 15-12
Conference 10-3 7-6
Home 11-2 7-5
Away 7-2 3-5
Neutral 2-3 5-2
Last 5 4-1 2-3
Streak L2 W3
Avg Pts For 77.0 75.6
Avg Pts Against 69.0 75.0
Massey 12.2 (#35) 0.6 (#152)
Bradley-Terry 2.88 (#16) 0.13 (#164)
W. Bradley-Terry 3.52 (#26) 0.26 (#158)
RPI 0.630 (#11) 0.521 (#135)
Shooting & Four Factors BYU PEPP
FG% 47.0% 44.3%
3PT% 33.7% 32.1%
REB / G 39.5 34.2
OREB / G 10.3 7.9
AST / TO 1.14 1.19
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 53.5% 50.7%
TOV% 20.0% 19.3%
ORB% 29.7% 22.6%
FT Rate 19.1% 25.5%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 46.5% 51.0%
Opp TOV% 17.4% 18.7%
DRB% 75.6% 69.9%
Opp FT Rate 19.8% 23.2%

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