Twenty-one years in captivity / His shoes too small to fit his feet "Nelson Mandela" - The Specials
Worthen Arena · February 8, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread BALL -3.5 Away covered
O/U 147.5 Over
Money BALL -165 / USM +140
Model Predictions
Spread Total BALL win
Actual BALL +1 153 Won
Massey BALL -3.8 (-2.8)
Massey Totals 148.7 (+4.3)
Bradley-Terry 54%
Weighted B-T 53%
Baseline ML BALL -2.7 (-1.7) 144.8 (+8.2) 59%
Baseline Plus ML BALL -3.7 (-2.7) 143.5 (+9.5) 60%
Efficiency Plus ML BALL -2.2 (-1.2) 143.9 (+9.1) 58%
Baseline Tuned ML BALL -2.3 (-1.3) 144.2 (+8.8) 61%

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 BALL USM
Overall 14-17 11-22
Conference 7-11 5-13
Home 8-7 9-6
Away 4-9 1-13
Neutral 1-1 1-3
Last 5 2-3 2-3
Streak L4 L1
Avg Pts For 73.8 69.9
Avg Pts Against 75.2 76.5
Massey -5.7 (#254) -6.3 (#267)
Bradley-Terry -1.33 (#286) -0.91 (#249)
W. Bradley-Terry -1.78 (#295) -1.28 (#258)
RPI 0.430 (#300) 0.455 (#257)
Shooting & Four Factors BALL USM
FG% 45.6% 41.9%
3PT% 34.6% 30.5%
REB / G 34.0 37.8
OREB / G 8.8 11.2
AST / TO 1.14 0.96
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 52.2% 47.5%
TOV% 16.4% 20.3%
ORB% 26.2% 29.9%
FT Rate 31.8% 23.4%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 51.5% 49.8%
Opp TOV% 13.8% 16.7%
DRB% 70.5% 70.5%
Opp FT Rate 23.3% 24.9%

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