Oh workers can you stand it, oh tell me how you can? Will you be a lousy scab or will you be a man? "Which Side Are You On?" - Pete Seeger
Metro Conference · William H. Pitt Center · February 28, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread SHU -2.5 Home covered
O/U 150.5 Under
Money SHU -148 / MSM +124
Model Predictions
Spread Total SHU win
Actual SHU +8 146 Won
Massey SHU -3.3 (+4.7) — —
Massey Totals — 151.4 (-5.4) —
Bradley-Terry — — 55% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 61% ✓
Baseline Plus ML SHU -2.8 (+5.2) 140.5 (+5.5) 64% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ SHU -1.8 (+6.2) 143.6 (+2.4) 61% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML SHU -1.2 (+6.8) 142.2 (+3.8) 58% ✓
Baseline ML SHU -1.6 (+6.4) 143.6 (+2.4) 59% ✓

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

Last 5 Meetings

Dec 4, 2025 SHU 87 – 80 MSM
Jan 12, 2025 MSM 73 – 71 SHU
Feb 25, 2022 SHU 77 – 65 MSM
Jan 22, 2022 MSM 98 – 59 SHU
Jan 31, 2021 MSM 76 – 64 SHU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings SHU MSM
Overall 14-19 15-17
Conference 9-11 11-9
Home 8-5 8-5
Away 5-13 7-11
Neutral 1-1 0-1
Last 5 2-3 4-1
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 74.3 67.9
Avg Pts Against 77.6 71.0
Massey -8.3 (#294) -8.6 (#296)
Bradley-Terry -1.27 (#279) -0.95 (#255)
W. Bradley-Terry -1.51 (#275) -1.38 (#266)
RPI 0.464 (#250) 0.468 (#248)
Shooting & Four Factors SHU MSM
FG% 43.0% 44.0%
3PT% 36.0% 33.1%
REB / G 34.6 36.6
OREB / G 10.0 10.3
AST / TO 1.16 0.85
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 52.0% 51.1%
TOV% 17.8% 22.7%
ORB% 28.7% 31.3%
FT Rate 24.2% 23.6%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 53.9% 47.8%
Opp TOV% 14.6% 15.2%
DRB% 70.0% 71.3%
Opp FT Rate 19.7% 28.3%

Game Analysis

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