They headed down to old El Paso; thats's where they ran into a great big hassle. "Take the Money and Run" - The Steve Miller Band
Michigan State Spartans
72 56
FINAL Neutral Maui Invitational
Colorado Buffaloes
Lahaina Civic Center (Neutral) · November 25, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread MSU -7.5 Home covered
O/U 144.5 Under
Money MSU -320 / COLO +260
Model Predictions
Spread Total MSU win
Actual MSU +16 128 Won
Massey COLO -1.1 (+17.1)
Massey Totals 145.2 (-17.2)
Bradley-Terry 17%
Weighted B-T 5%
Baseline Plus ML MSU -2.9 (+13.1) 146.5 (-18.5) 67%
Baseline ML COLO -0.2 (+16.2) 145.1 (-17.1) 51%
Baseline Tuned ML MSU -0.2 (+15.8) 143.7 (-15.7) 51%
Efficiency Plus ML MSU -1.2 (+14.8) 144.5 (-16.5) 72%

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 MSU COLO
Overall 30-7 14-21
Conference 17-3 3-17
Home 15-1 11-7
Away 8-2 0-10
Neutral 7-4 3-4
Last 5 4-1 4-0
Streak L1 L2
Avg Pts For 77.7 69.7
Avg Pts Against 67.1 71.9
Massey 7.1 (#74) 8.2 (#59)
Bradley-Terry 0.77 (#124) 2.36 (#31)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.90 (#132) 3.89 (#28)
RPI 0.488 (#186) 0.603 (#59)
Shooting & Four Factors MSU COLO
FG% 46.3% 50.0%
3PT% 22.1% 40.2%
REB / G 41.6 42.8
OREB / G 13.4 11.2
AST / TO 1.64 0.96
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 50.0% 57.7%
TOV% 16.0% 23.0%
ORB% 37.0% 36.6%
FT Rate 33.4% 33.6%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 45.7% 42.7%
Opp TOV% 19.8% 17.4%
DRB% 73.8% 74.6%
Opp FT Rate 21.5% 17.6%

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