Really don't mind if you sit this one out. "Thick as a Brick" - Jethro Tull
McNeese Cowboys
76 – 68
FINAL Neutral Paradise Jam
Illinois State Redbirds
UVI Sports & Fitness Center (Neutral) · November 22, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread MCN -10.5 Away covered
O/U 136.5 Over
Money MCN -700 / ILST +450
Model Predictions
Spread Total MCN win
Actual MCN +8 144 Won
Massey MCN -0.3 (+7.7) — —
Massey Totals — 135.4 (+8.6) —
Bradley-Terry — — 44% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 23% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML ILST -0.5 (+8.5) 134.2 (+9.8) 46% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ MCN -0.3 (+7.7) 134.1 (+9.9) 54% ✓
Baseline Plus ML ILST -1.7 (+9.7) 134.0 (+10.0) 45% ✗
Baseline ML ILST -0.9 (+8.9) 133.9 (+10.1) 48% ✗

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 MCN ILST
Overall 28-7 22-14
Conference 19-1 10-10
Home 15-1 12-4
Away 10-2 5-7
Neutral 3-4 5-3
Last 5 1-2 2-1
Streak L1 W3
Avg Pts For 74.7 74.9
Avg Pts Against 64.5 72.4
Massey 2.6 (#126) 2.3 (#130)
Bradley-Terry 0.30 (#168) 0.52 (#154)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.69 (#159) 1.90 (#92)
RPI 0.589 (#70) 0.390 (#311)
Shooting & Four Factors MCN ILST
FG% 40.5% 44.7%
3PT% 26.9% 32.5%
REB / G 32.3 36.7
OREB / G 10.0 7.7
AST / TO 0.68 1.31
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 46.0% 52.4%
TOV% 17.9% 14.2%
ORB% 27.8% 23.2%
FT Rate 33.7% 28.8%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 50.0% 49.7%
Opp TOV% 22.7% 14.8%
DRB% 63.8% 75.7%
Opp FT Rate 29.1% 12.8%

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