We live on blood / We are Sparta F.C "Theme from Sparta FC" - The Fall
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference · Burr Gymnasium · February 14, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread HOW -10.5 Home covered
O/U 132.5 Under
Money HOW -700 / UMES +500
Model Predictions
Spread Total HOW win
Actual HOW +26 132 Won
Massey HOW -10.9 (+15.1) — —
Massey Totals — 129.6 (+2.4) —
Bradley-Terry — — 86% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 93% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML HOW -11.2 (+14.8) 133.1 (-1.1) 82% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ HOW -11.0 (+15.0) 130.4 (+1.6) 87% ✓
Baseline Plus ML HOW -10.4 (+15.6) 133.6 (-1.6) 85% ✓
Baseline ML HOW -10.3 (+15.7) 132.7 (-0.7) 82% ✓

Predictions use only rating snapshots dated before tip-off. Parenthesised values are the signed error vs. the actual result. Model performance →

Last 5 Meetings

Jan 10, 2026 UMES 69 – 57 HOW
Feb 17, 2025 HOW 86 – 62 UMES
Feb 11, 2025 HOW 77 – 57 UMES
Mar 2, 2024 HOW 70 – 66 UMES
Jan 13, 2024 HOW 72 – 61 UMES

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings HOW UMES
Overall 24-11 9-23
Conference 11-3 5-9
Home 11-4 6-4
Away 7-6 2-18
Neutral 6-1 1-1
Last 5 3-2 1-4
Streak L1 L3
Avg Pts For 75.5 62.4
Avg Pts Against 69.4 71.5
Massey -4.8 (#242) -12.8 (#336)
Bradley-Terry -1.07 (#263) -2.37 (#347)
W. Bradley-Terry -1.35 (#264) -3.29 (#348)
RPI 0.453 (#257) 0.404 (#342)
Shooting & Four Factors HOW UMES
FG% 42.7% 42.5%
3PT% 33.5% 28.6%
REB / G 35.1 32.1
OREB / G 11.9 10.0
AST / TO 0.99 0.85
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 48.4% 47.3%
TOV% 20.4% 23.0%
ORB% 34.8% 30.5%
FT Rate 31.1% 20.2%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 48.5% 50.7%
Opp TOV% 21.3% 17.1%
DRB% 67.2% 67.2%
Opp FT Rate 28.6% 30.3%

Game Analysis

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