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Mid-American Conference · M.A.C. Center · February 25, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread KENT -11.5 Away covered
O/U 156.5 Over
Money KENT -800 / CMU +550
Model Predictions
Spread Total KENT win
Actual KENT +2 164 Won
Massey KENT -10.9 (-8.9) — —
Massey Totals — 160.4 (+3.6) —
Bradley-Terry — — 95% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 97% ✓
Baseline Plus ML KENT -9.4 (-7.4) 154.0 (+10.0) 83% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ KENT -10.9 (-8.9) 155.9 (+8.1) 84% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML KENT -9.6 (-7.6) 152.5 (+11.5) 84% ✓
Baseline ML KENT -9.4 (-7.4) 153.4 (+10.6) 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 CMU 87 – 85 KENT
Feb 12, 2025 KENT 91 – 83 CMU
Mar 2, 2024 KENT 79 – 73 CMU
Jan 13, 2024 CMU 77 – 62 KENT
Feb 1, 2023 KENT 81 – 69 CMU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings KENT CMU
Overall 24-10 10-21
Conference 14-4 6-12
Home 14-3 8-5
Away 7-6 1-15
Neutral 3-1 1-1
Last 5 4-1 2-3
Streak L2 L2
Avg Pts For 82.2 71.7
Avg Pts Against 80.6 77.7
Massey 1.0 (#146) -7.1 (#276)
Bradley-Terry 1.08 (#87) -1.43 (#293)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.27 (#92) -1.55 (#278)
RPI 0.578 (#50) 0.441 (#290)
Shooting & Four Factors KENT CMU
FG% 44.0% 45.6%
3PT% 34.6% 32.6%
REB / G 39.4 32.1
OREB / G 13.2 9.9
AST / TO 1.08 1.17
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 51.7% 51.1%
TOV% 18.8% 17.8%
ORB% 35.9% 29.0%
FT Rate 33.6% 22.4%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 51.6% 53.3%
Opp TOV% 16.1% 16.9%
DRB% 70.7% 65.8%
Opp FT Rate 27.8% 28.1%

Game Analysis

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