And Harry doesn't mind if he doesn't make the scene. "Sultans of Swing" - Dire Straits
Kansas State Wildcats
61 – 68
FINAL SEC/Big 12 Challenge
Texas A&M Aggies
Bramlage Coliseum · January 30, 2021
Betting Lines
Spread TA&M -2.5 Away covered
O/U 124.5 Over
Money KSU +130 / TA&M -120
Model Predictions
Spread Total KSU win
Actual TA&M +7 129 Lost
Massey TA&M -2.1 (-4.9) — —
Massey Totals — 123.9 (+5.1) —
Bradley-Terry — — 36% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 31% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML TA&M -1.8 (-5.2) 129.9 (-0.9) 42% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ TA&M -0.1 (-6.9) 125.2 (+3.8) 35% ✓
Baseline Plus ML TA&M -0.6 (-6.4) 128.5 (+0.5) 30% ✓
Baseline ML TA&M -0.6 (-6.4) 130.1 (-1.1) 30% ✓

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 KSU TA&M
Overall 9-20 8-10
Conference 4-14 2-8
Home 6-12 6-4
Away 2-7 2-4
Neutral 1-1 0-2
Last 5 0-5 1-4
Streak L1 L3
Avg Pts For 61.6 64.3
Avg Pts Against 69.9 66.9
Massey -3.6 (#224) 1.1 (#147)
Bradley-Terry -0.24 (#187) 0.80 (#113)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.52 (#205) 0.78 (#129)
RPI 0.487 (#184) 0.497 (#166)
Shooting & Four Factors KSU TA&M
FG% 42.1% 41.7%
3PT% 30.5% 29.6%
REB / G 32.7 33.1
OREB / G 10.4 10.5
AST / TO 0.89 0.75
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 48.3% 48.0%
TOV% 23.2% 24.0%
ORB% 31.2% 32.1%
FT Rate 18.0% 26.6%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 56.0% 52.4%
Opp TOV% 19.0% 23.8%
DRB% 71.6% 69.9%
Opp FT Rate 23.3% 19.1%

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