I'm going to Wichita, far from this opera for evermore. "Seven Nation Army" - The White Stripes
KFC Yum! Center · November 20, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread LOU -29.5 Home covered
O/U 146.5 Over
Money LOU -20000 / BELL +2500
Model Predictions
Spread Total LOU win
Actual LOU +32 168 Won
Massey LOU -22.3 (+9.7) — —
Massey Totals — 139.8 (+28.2) —
Bradley-Terry — — 99% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 100% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML LOU -21.5 (+10.5) 139.3 (+28.7) 89% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ LOU -18.2 (+13.8) 144.4 (+23.6) 89% ✓
Baseline Plus ML LOU -23.8 (+8.2) 139.0 (+29.0) 90% ✓
Baseline ML LOU -25.1 (+6.9) 139.0 (+29.0) 89% ✓

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 30, 2023 LOU 73 – 68 BELL
Nov 10, 2022 BELL 67 – 66 LOU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings LOU BELL
Overall 27-8 5-26
Conference 18-2 2-16
Home 14-3 5-10
Away 9-2 0-16
Neutral 4-3 0-0
Last 5 1-1 0-4
Streak L2 L2
Avg Pts For 78.5 70.9
Avg Pts Against 69.5 81.3
Massey 7.1 (#68) -8.4 (#314)
Bradley-Terry -0.46 (#220) -4.00 (#363)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.48 (#208) -5.36 (#361)
RPI 0.460 (#227) 0.329 (#333)
Shooting & Four Factors LOU BELL
FG% 36.6% 44.3%
3PT% 28.0% 31.4%
REB / G 37.5 29.5
OREB / G 13.5 7.2
AST / TO 1.60 0.84
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 44.7% 50.7%
TOV% 13.9% 22.3%
ORB% 30.7% 23.6%
FT Rate 23.7% 25.7%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 46.2% 56.1%
Opp TOV% 29.3% 17.1%
DRB% 66.7% 71.2%
Opp FT Rate 23.8% 24.3%

Game Analysis

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