Hallelujah, here she comes. "Skateaway" - Dire Straits
Sanford Pentagon (Neutral) · November 17, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread SMC -3.5 Away covered
O/U 139.5 Over
Money SMC -180 / NEB +150
Model Predictions
Spread Total SMC win
Actual SMC +3 151 Won
Massey NEB -3.2 (+6.2)
Massey Totals 142.9 (+8.1)
Bradley-Terry 36%
Weighted B-T 25%
Baseline Plus ML SMC -0.1 (+2.9) 142.9 (+8.1) 47%
Baseline ML NEB -0.5 (+3.5) 141.0 (+10.0) 45%
Baseline Tuned ML NEB -0.9 (+3.9) 140.1 (+10.9) 48%
Efficiency Plus ML SMC -0.1 (+2.9) 140.9 (+10.1) 55%

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 SMC NEB
Overall 29-6 21-14
Conference 17-1 7-13
Home 16-1 10-6
Away 9-1 5-7
Neutral 4-4 6-1
Last 5 3-0 3-0
Streak L1 W4
Avg Pts For 72.7 76.0
Avg Pts Against 61.8 72.6
Massey 1.6 (#139) 4.8 (#92)
Bradley-Terry 1.05 (#98) 1.61 (#58)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.39 (#104) 2.50 (#50)
RPI 0.493 (#190) 0.597 (#93)
Shooting & Four Factors SMC NEB
FG% 49.4% 42.4%
3PT% 29.8% 24.6%
REB / G 44.0 42.0
OREB / G 15.7 12.7
AST / TO 1.70 1.08
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 54.3% 47.2%
TOV% 15.3% 17.7%
ORB% 45.6% 33.9%
FT Rate 33.0% 39.0%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 49.7% 46.1%
Opp TOV% 12.8% 26.2%
DRB% 77.3% 75.9%
Opp FT Rate 16.5% 9.9%

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