Four young chiquitas in Omaha waitin' for the band to return from the show. "We're an American Band" - Grand Funk Railroad
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FINAL Conference
SMU Mustangs
American Conference · Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum · February 8, 2021
Betting Lines
Spread SMU -5.5 Away covered
O/U 137.5 Under
Money ECU +240 / SMU -225
Model Predictions
Spread Total ECU win
Actual SMU +15 127 Lost
Massey SMU -5.4 (-9.6)
Massey Totals 141.3 (-14.3)
Bradley-Terry 25%
Weighted B-T 23%
Efficiency Plus ML SMU -2.8 (-12.2) 136.6 (-9.6) 37%
Baseline Tuned ML SMU -3.8 (-11.2) 140.6 (-13.6) 33%
Baseline ML SMU -3.7 (-11.3) 139.0 (-12.0) 35%
Baseline Plus ML SMU -3.6 (-11.4) 138.9 (-11.9) 36%

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 7, 2024 SMU 8077 ECU
Jan 13, 2024 SMU 7564 ECU
Feb 19, 2023 SMU 8670 ECU
Feb 4, 2023 ECU 7772 SMU
Feb 12, 2022 SMU 8066 ECU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings ECU SMU
Overall 8-11 11-6
Conference 2-10 7-4
Home 7-6 6-2
Away 1-4 5-2
Neutral 0-1 0-2
Last 5 1-4 3-2
Streak L5 L2
Avg Pts For 65.4 74.6
Avg Pts Against 68.3 68.1
Massey 1.7 (#139) 9.6 (#58)
Bradley-Terry 0.60 (#132) 2.17 (#37)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.92 (#119) 2.64 (#43)
RPI 0.513 (#151) 0.554 (#79)
Shooting & Four Factors ECU SMU
FG% 41.8% 45.9%
3PT% 31.3% 35.1%
REB / G 34.6 37.2
OREB / G 9.8 10.2
AST / TO 1.19 1.14
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 47.0% 52.4%
TOV% 19.3% 19.4%
ORB% 27.2% 29.9%
FT Rate 21.9% 22.0%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 48.1% 46.9%
Opp TOV% 21.0% 20.0%
DRB% 71.9% 71.5%
Opp FT Rate 28.3% 22.3%

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