Then she opened up a book of poems and handed it to me, written by an Italian poet from the thirteenth century. "Tangled Up in Blue" - Bob Dylan
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
66 61
FINAL BBN Invitational
Lipscomb Bisons
E.A. Diddle Arena · November 17, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread WKU -5.5 Away covered
O/U 159.5 Under
Money WKU -210 / LIP +170
Model Predictions
Spread Total WKU win
Actual WKU +5 127 Won
Massey WKU -7.1 (-2.1)
Massey Totals 153.8 (-26.8)
Bradley-Terry 60%
Weighted B-T 50%
Baseline Plus ML WKU -2.5 (+2.5) 149.3 (-22.3) 65%
Baseline ML WKU -3.9 (+1.1) 148.8 (-21.8) 70%
Baseline Tuned ML WKU -3.7 (+1.3) 146.0 (-19.0) 65%
Efficiency Plus ML WKU -2.5 (+2.5) 145.2 (-18.2) 73%

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 WKU LIP
Overall 17-15 25-10
Conference 8-10 14-4
Home 13-5 15-3
Away 4-9 10-6
Neutral 0-1 0-1
Last 5 0-2 2-2
Streak L2 L1
Avg Pts For 73.3 77.0
Avg Pts Against 74.8 68.2
Massey -2.4 (#229) -2.2 (#227)
Bradley-Terry -1.74 (#316) -0.63 (#238)
W. Bradley-Terry -2.25 (#299) -0.39 (#202)
RPI 0.424 (#256) 0.399 (#279)
Shooting & Four Factors WKU LIP
FG% 42.6% 46.1%
3PT% 30.4% 36.7%
REB / G 40.0 30.8
OREB / G 10.5 6.8
AST / TO 0.67 1.04
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 48.1% 53.9%
TOV% 18.7% 17.7%
ORB% 25.9% 21.1%
FT Rate 24.8% 20.0%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 48.3% 55.7%
Opp TOV% 16.4% 18.3%
DRB% 75.6% 71.1%
Opp FT Rate 39.7% 8.9%

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