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Samford Bulldogs
72 – 47
FINAL SoCon/ASUN Challenge
Austin Peay Governors
Pete Hanna Center · December 8, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread SAM -12.5 Home covered
O/U 151.5 Under
Money SAM -1000 / APSU +650
Model Predictions
Spread Total SAM win
Actual SAM +25 119 Won
Massey SAM -11.1 (+13.9) — —
Massey Totals — 156.5 (-37.5) —
Bradley-Terry — — 87% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 93% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML SAM -9.5 (+15.5) 145.2 (-26.2) 83% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ SAM -14.1 (+10.9) 144.4 (-25.4) 85% ✓
Baseline Plus ML SAM -11.1 (+13.9) 145.9 (-26.9) 80% ✓
Baseline ML SAM -10.7 (+14.3) 146.3 (-27.3) 82% ✓

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 SAM APSU
Overall 22-11 14-19
Conference 12-6 8-10
Home 13-3 8-5
Away 9-7 4-13
Neutral 0-1 2-1
Last 5 4-1 1-4
Streak L3 L1
Avg Pts For 81.5 70.1
Avg Pts Against 76.8 75.8
Massey 3.9 (#107) -2.7 (#209)
Bradley-Terry 1.01 (#93) -0.06 (#177)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.92 (#117) -0.73 (#215)
RPI 0.528 (#126) 0.518 (#137)
Shooting & Four Factors SAM APSU
FG% 49.0% 39.2%
3PT% 39.5% 31.8%
REB / G 34.1 30.1
OREB / G 12.4 8.9
AST / TO 1.34 1.03
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 58.3% 45.4%
TOV% 18.4% 15.1%
ORB% 34.0% 24.4%
FT Rate 21.2% 20.0%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 54.3% 52.0%
Opp TOV% 21.9% 19.6%
DRB% 61.5% 67.7%
Opp FT Rate 26.5% 29.8%

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