You just want to be on the side that's winning. "Positively 4th Street" - Bob Dylan
Metro Conference · Yanitelli Center · February 28, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread SPU -7.5 Home covered
O/U 145.5 Under
Money SPU -345 / MAN +275
Model Predictions
Spread Total SPU win
Actual SPU +10 140 Won
Massey SPU -10.5 (-0.5) — —
Massey Totals — 151.5 (-11.5) —
Bradley-Terry — — 83% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 87% ✓
Baseline Plus ML SPU -8.3 (+1.7) 145.2 (-5.2) 82% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ SPU -7.9 (+2.1) 144.3 (-4.3) 81% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML SPU -8.7 (+1.3) 145.2 (-5.2) 81% ✓
Baseline ML SPU -8.9 (+1.1) 145.3 (-5.3) 80% ✓

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

Last 5 Meetings

Feb 6, 2026 SPU 80 – 75 MAN
Feb 8, 2025 MAN 84 – 83 SPU
Dec 7, 2024 MAN 70 – 67 SPU
Mar 3, 2024 SPU 89 – 57 MAN
Jan 14, 2024 SPU 81 – 68 MAN

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings SPU MAN
Overall 17-12 12-20
Conference 14-6 8-12
Home 13-1 7-7
Away 4-10 3-12
Neutral 0-1 2-1
Last 5 2-3 3-2
Streak L1 L4
Avg Pts For 69.2 72.4
Avg Pts Against 69.1 79.6
Massey -4.9 (#242) -12.4 (#332)
Bradley-Terry -0.36 (#212) -1.40 (#290)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.64 (#220) -1.95 (#303)
RPI 0.504 (#178) 0.455 (#266)
Shooting & Four Factors SPU MAN
FG% 39.9% 42.5%
3PT% 30.4% 32.9%
REB / G 35.3 32.3
OREB / G 13.8 10.2
AST / TO 1.07 1.18
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 45.8% 48.6%
TOV% 17.1% 15.4%
ORB% 36.7% 28.6%
FT Rate 27.3% 27.1%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 48.9% 54.3%
Opp TOV% 20.4% 16.1%
DRB% 66.2% 63.3%
Opp FT Rate 36.1% 19.0%

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