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Wichita State Shockers
68 – 66 OT
FINAL Neutral ESPN Events Invitational
Minnesota Golden Gophers
ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex (Neutral) · November 28, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread WICH -1.5 Home covered
O/U 138.5 Under
Money WICH -135 / MINN +115
Model Predictions
Spread Total WICH win
Actual WICH +2 134 Won
Massey WICH -7.8 (-5.8) — —
Massey Totals — 128.3 (+5.7) —
Bradley-Terry — — 86% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 94% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML WICH -5.4 (-3.4) 130.2 (+3.8) 73% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ WICH -3.3 (-1.3) 130.5 (+3.5) 65% ✓
Baseline Plus ML WICH -4.4 (-2.4) 130.1 (+3.9) 73% ✓
Baseline ML WICH -3.7 (-1.7) 128.5 (+5.5) 70% ✓

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 WICH MINN
Overall 19-15 15-17
Conference 8-10 7-13
Home 11-6 10-9
Away 5-7 5-5
Neutral 3-2 0-3
Last 5 5-0 4-1
Streak L2 L3
Avg Pts For 73.6 68.1
Avg Pts Against 73.1 69.7
Massey 7.4 (#70) -0.4 (#172)
Bradley-Terry 2.48 (#37) 0.65 (#130)
W. Bradley-Terry 3.70 (#36) 1.01 (#125)
RPI 0.624 (#32) 0.523 (#141)
Shooting & Four Factors WICH MINN
FG% 45.9% 42.4%
3PT% 29.7% 30.8%
REB / G 40.2 35.0
OREB / G 9.8 10.5
AST / TO 1.43 1.48
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 50.3% 48.1%
TOV% 12.4% 16.3%
ORB% 26.8% 29.9%
FT Rate 35.2% 25.3%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 48.1% 44.7%
Opp TOV% 16.6% 20.5%
DRB% 75.6% 69.7%
Opp FT Rate 18.4% 16.7%

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