Sometimes we're not prepared for adversity. "Mercy, Mercy, Mercy" - The Cannonball Adderley Quartet
Moody Coliseum (Dallas) · March 20, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread SMU -9.5 Home covered
O/U 147.5 Under
Money SMU -500 / UNI +360
Model Predictions
Spread Total SMU win
Actual SMU +10 136 Won
Massey SMU -11.0 (-1.0) — —
Massey Totals — 146.8 (-10.8) —
Bradley-Terry — — 82% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 87% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML SMU -10.6 (-0.6) 140.3 (-4.3) 82% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ SMU -9.9 (+0.1) 139.0 (-3.0) 81% ✓
Baseline Plus ML SMU -11.5 (-1.5) 141.6 (-5.6) 83% ✓
Baseline ML SMU -10.7 (-0.7) 140.3 (-4.3) 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 SMU UNI
Overall 24-11 20-13
Conference 13-7 14-6
Home 13-6 14-3
Away 7-4 5-6
Neutral 4-1 1-4
Last 5 2-3 2-3
Streak L1 L3
Avg Pts For 79.9 72.6
Avg Pts Against 71.3 67.8
Massey 12.5 (#43) 4.7 (#98)
Bradley-Terry 1.77 (#57) 0.81 (#102)
W. Bradley-Terry 2.14 (#60) 0.91 (#106)
RPI 0.557 (#63) 0.545 (#86)
Shooting & Four Factors SMU UNI
FG% 48.1% 48.8%
3PT% 37.6% 37.2%
REB / G 38.4 32.5
OREB / G 12.5 7.9
AST / TO 1.30 1.33
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 54.7% 55.5%
TOV% 17.5% 15.9%
ORB% 36.7% 25.6%
FT Rate 26.4% 24.3%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 47.8% 51.5%
Opp TOV% 17.8% 17.4%
DRB% 69.5% 74.8%
Opp FT Rate 24.3% 19.9%

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