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Mid-American Conference · Broadview Arena · February 28, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread BUF -5.5 Away covered
O/U 151.5 Under
Money BUF -270 / CMU +220
Model Predictions
Spread Total BUF win
Actual CMU +5 145 Lost
Massey BUF -8.2 (-13.2) — —
Massey Totals — 154.3 (-9.3) —
Bradley-Terry — — 87% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 89% ✗
Baseline Plus ML BUF -6.7 (-11.7) 149.2 (-4.2) 78% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ BUF -6.2 (-11.2) 149.1 (-4.1) 72% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML BUF -6.2 (-11.2) 148.5 (-3.5) 77% ✗
Baseline ML BUF -5.9 (-10.9) 149.3 (-4.3) 75% ✗

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 26, 2025 CMU 73 – 69 BUF
Jan 29, 2025 BUF 75 – 69 CMU
Jan 3, 2024 BUF 76 – 64 CMU
Feb 22, 2023 BUF 63 – 35 CMU
Jan 14, 2023 CMU 87 – 78 BUF

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings BUF CMU
Overall 17-15 10-21
Conference 7-11 6-12
Home 7-8 8-5
Away 8-6 1-15
Neutral 2-1 1-1
Last 5 2-3 2-3
Streak L2 L2
Avg Pts For 77.5 71.7
Avg Pts Against 77.0 77.7
Massey -1.5 (#193) -6.7 (#273)
Bradley-Terry -0.05 (#168) -1.43 (#294)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.01 (#164) -1.54 (#278)
RPI 0.508 (#168) 0.438 (#300)
Shooting & Four Factors BUF CMU
FG% 46.5% 45.8%
3PT% 38.0% 33.3%
REB / G 31.5 31.8
OREB / G 9.2 9.8
AST / TO 1.28 1.17
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 55.2% 51.5%
TOV% 16.3% 17.8%
ORB% 27.7% 29.0%
FT Rate 30.9% 22.6%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 54.8% 53.4%
Opp TOV% 18.1% 17.0%
DRB% 68.9% 65.4%
Opp FT Rate 23.7% 28.5%

Game Analysis

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