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Lamar Cardinals
Southland Conference · Leonard E. Merrell Center (Neutral) · March 12, 2021
Betting Lines
Spread SHSU -8.5 Away covered
O/U 138.5 Over
Money SHSU -400 / LAM +350
Model Predictions
Spread Total SHSU win
Actual LAM +1 139 Lost
Massey SHSU -9.9 (-10.9) — —
Massey Totals — 140.3 (-1.3) —
Bradley-Terry — — 93% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 96% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ SHSU -6.8 (-7.8) 138.7 (+0.3) 75% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML SHSU -7.6 (-8.6) 139.0 (-0.0) 79% ✗
Baseline ML SHSU -8.5 (-9.5) 137.4 (+1.6) 77% ✗
Baseline Plus ML SHSU -7.4 (-8.4) 140.0 (-1.0) 75% ✗

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
Feb 23, 2021 SHSU 77 – 71 LAM

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 3-2 5-0
Streak L2 L1
Avg Pts For 74.5 65.8
Avg Pts Against 72.9 72.4
Massey -0.4 (#173) -10.3 (#313)
Bradley-Terry 0.43 (#134) -2.21 (#325)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.21 (#163) -2.89 (#325)
RPI 0.563 (#59) 0.429 (#290)
Shooting & Four Factors SHSU LAM
FG% 43.1% 41.0%
3PT% 34.4% 29.8%
REB / G 35.4 35.3
OREB / G 10.9 10.0
AST / TO 0.95 0.85
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 50.2% 45.1%
TOV% 20.0% 20.1%
ORB% 28.9% 27.0%
FT Rate 21.9% 23.3%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 48.1% 51.9%
Opp TOV% 22.2% 20.1%
DRB% 66.8% 72.1%
Opp FT Rate 28.8% 18.9%

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