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Louisiana Tech Bulldogs
85 – 79 OT
FINAL Neutral Gulf Coast Showcase
Southern Illinois Salukis
Hertz Arena (Neutral) · November 25, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread LT -5.5 Home covered
O/U 143.5 Over
Money LT -275 / SIU +225
Model Predictions
Spread Total LT win
Actual LT +6 164 Won
Massey LT -7.8 (-1.8) — —
Massey Totals — 143.3 (+20.7) —
Bradley-Terry — — 91% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 94% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML LT -5.8 (+0.2) 142.7 (+21.3) 73% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ LT -7.7 (-1.7) 146.6 (+17.4) 70% ✓
Baseline Plus ML LT -5.5 (+0.5) 143.9 (+20.1) 64% ✓
Baseline ML LT -5.5 (+0.5) 143.2 (+20.8) 64% ✓

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 LT SIU
Overall 20-12 14-19
Conference 9-9 8-12
Home 11-4 7-7
Away 5-7 5-8
Neutral 4-1 1-4
Last 5 2-0 1-3
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 71.5 72.2
Avg Pts Against 69.3 75.5
Massey 8.4 (#58) 0.6 (#153)
Bradley-Terry 1.52 (#68) -0.77 (#247)
W. Bradley-Terry 2.20 (#78) -0.57 (#214)
RPI 0.476 (#210) 0.486 (#187)
Shooting & Four Factors LT SIU
FG% 49.6% 43.8%
3PT% 38.5% 33.3%
REB / G 38.0 38.8
OREB / G 12.0 10.8
AST / TO 2.05 1.22
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 58.0% 48.6%
TOV% 15.7% 15.8%
ORB% 37.5% 28.5%
FT Rate 25.2% 20.3%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 44.8% 51.0%
Opp TOV% 15.7% 13.6%
DRB% 60.5% 69.6%
Opp FT Rate 17.2% 16.7%

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