The tide is high, but I'm holding on. "The Tide is High" - Blondie
Air Force Falcons
82 48
FINAL Cal Classic
Mercyhurst Lakers
Clune Arena · November 24, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread AF -8.5 Home covered
O/U 126.5 Over
Money AF -500 / MERC +375
Model Predictions
Spread Total AF win
Actual AF +34 130 Won
Massey AF -3.5 (+30.5)
Massey Totals 119.4 (+10.6)
Bradley-Terry 34%
Weighted B-T 54%
Baseline Plus ML AF -2.4 (+31.6) 127.9 (+2.1) 49%
Baseline ML AF -2.9 (+31.1) 127.5 (+2.5) 55%
Baseline Tuned ML AF -2.7 (+31.3) 126.2 (+3.8) 56%
Efficiency Plus ML AF -1.2 (+32.8) 126.0 (+4.0) 47%

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 AF MERC
Overall 4-28 15-16
Conference 1-19 9-7
Home 3-13 11-2
Away 0-14 4-14
Neutral 1-1 0-0
Last 5 1-4 2-2
Streak L5 W2
Avg Pts For 61.9 65.8
Avg Pts Against 73.7 71.8
Massey -7.9 (#306) -5.1 (#261)
Bradley-Terry -1.73 (#305) 0.24 (#169)
W. Bradley-Terry -1.85 (#271) -0.32 (#203)
RPI 0.439 (#272) 0.512 (#155)
Shooting & Four Factors AF MERC
FG% 44.7% 40.5%
3PT% 34.1% 32.5%
REB / G 28.6 27.8
OREB / G 7.0 10.0
AST / TO 1.26 1.25
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 53.5% 46.2%
TOV% 19.4% 16.8%
ORB% 22.7% 29.4%
FT Rate 25.8% 25.7%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 53.1% 52.7%
Opp TOV% 16.7% 23.2%
DRB% 65.1% 59.7%
Opp FT Rate 24.7% 29.0%

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