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Southern Illinois Salukis
72 – 77
FINAL Neutral Gulf Coast Showcase
Eastern Kentucky Colonels
Hertz Arena (Neutral) · November 26, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread SIU -3.5 Away covered
O/U 149.5 Under
Money SIU -175 / EKU +150
Model Predictions
Spread Total SIU win
Actual EKU +5 149 Lost
Massey EKU -1.5 (-3.5) — —
Massey Totals — 147.6 (+1.4) —
Bradley-Terry — — 48% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 68% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML EKU -1.2 (-3.8) 142.7 (+6.3) 45% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ EKU -0.6 (-4.4) 144.9 (+4.1) 43% ✓
Baseline Plus ML EKU -1.7 (-3.3) 145.8 (+3.2) 44% ✓
Baseline ML EKU -1.4 (-3.6) 144.9 (+4.1) 44% ✓

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 SIU EKU
Overall 14-19 18-14
Conference 8-12 12-6
Home 7-7 10-3
Away 5-8 7-9
Neutral 1-4 1-2
Last 5 1-4 2-2
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 72.2 76.5
Avg Pts Against 75.5 75.9
Massey 0.7 (#153) 2.2 (#134)
Bradley-Terry -0.90 (#255) -0.82 (#247)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.76 (#226) -1.52 (#257)
RPI 0.489 (#192) 0.470 (#225)
Shooting & Four Factors SIU EKU
FG% 42.9% 42.6%
3PT% 32.3% 34.0%
REB / G 39.8 38.5
OREB / G 11.6 15.5
AST / TO 1.17 1.18
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 47.7% 49.4%
TOV% 16.8% 18.0%
ORB% 29.3% 38.8%
FT Rate 20.8% 14.0%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 50.3% 50.0%
Opp TOV% 14.8% 21.2%
DRB% 71.2% 64.3%
Opp FT Rate 21.5% 23.7%

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