We are like Greeks. We are like Romans. / Centaurs and monkeys just cluster 'round us "Nemesis" - Shriekback
BYU Cougars
72 – 61
FINAL Neutral Rady Children's Invitational
NC State Wolfpack
LionTree Arena (Neutral) · November 29, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread BYU -5.5 Home covered
O/U 153.5 Under
Money BYU -200 / NCSU +170
Model Predictions
Spread Total BYU win
Actual BYU +11 133 Won
Massey BYU -3.6 (+7.4) — —
Massey Totals — 152.6 (-19.6) —
Bradley-Terry — — 54% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 39% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML BYU -1.7 (+9.3) 145.9 (-12.9) 57% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ BYU -2.8 (+8.2) 146.5 (-13.5) 60% ✓
Baseline Plus ML BYU -0.7 (+10.3) 149.0 (-16.0) 55% ✓
Baseline ML BYU -0.7 (+10.3) 148.3 (-15.3) 55% ✓

Predictions use only rating snapshots dated before tip-off. Parenthesised values are the signed error vs. the actual result. Model performance →

Last 5 Meetings

Nov 25, 2023 BYU 95 – 86 NCSU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings BYU NCSU
Overall 26-10 12-19
Conference 14-6 5-15
Home 15-2 12-6
Away 6-5 0-11
Neutral 5-3 0-2
Last 5 4-1 4-1
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 81.4 69.6
Avg Pts Against 72.6 70.4
Massey 10.8 (#44) 7.1 (#69)
Bradley-Terry 1.23 (#85) 1.06 (#100)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.38 (#107) 1.81 (#89)
RPI 0.509 (#158) 0.518 (#144)
Shooting & Four Factors BYU NCSU
FG% 49.9% 49.4%
3PT% 35.0% 27.4%
REB / G 42.5 35.3
OREB / G 14.0 10.3
AST / TO 1.82 1.42
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 58.7% 53.6%
TOV% 15.1% 15.2%
ORB% 38.2% 30.7%
FT Rate 20.1% 28.4%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 48.6% 44.1%
Opp TOV% 20.8% 22.2%
DRB% 81.4% 67.6%
Opp FT Rate 21.3% 23.9%

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