Hallelujah, here she comes. "Skateaway" - Dire Straits
Metro Conference · McCann Arena · March 1, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread MRST -4.5 Away covered
O/U 132.5 Under
Money MRST -218 / SPU +180
Model Predictions
Spread Total MRST win
Actual SPU +7 119 Lost
Massey MRST -7.1 (-14.1) — —
Massey Totals — 129.0 (-10.0) —
Bradley-Terry — — 66% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 71% ✗
Baseline Plus ML MRST -3.9 (-10.9) 133.6 (-14.6) 65% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ MRST -3.3 (-10.3) 133.8 (-14.8) 61% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML MRST -4.2 (-11.2) 132.5 (-13.5) 65% ✗
Baseline ML MRST -4.2 (-11.2) 132.7 (-13.7) 68% ✗

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 3, 2026 SPU 69 – 59 MRST
Mar 2, 2025 SPU 57 – 52 MRST
Jan 17, 2025 MRST 56 – 51 SPU
Feb 25, 2024 SPU 69 – 60 MRST
Feb 4, 2024 MRST 63 – 52 SPU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings MRST SPU
Overall 19-12 17-12
Conference 12-8 14-6
Home 11-4 13-1
Away 7-7 4-10
Neutral 1-1 0-1
Last 5 2-3 2-3
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 68.9 69.2
Avg Pts Against 63.9 69.1
Massey -0.8 (#178) -4.9 (#244)
Bradley-Terry -0.20 (#188) -0.35 (#209)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.33 (#191) -0.64 (#223)
RPI 0.509 (#162) 0.505 (#172)
Shooting & Four Factors MRST SPU
FG% 44.3% 40.2%
3PT% 31.9% 30.9%
REB / G 35.3 35.5
OREB / G 9.4 13.9
AST / TO 1.38 1.09
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 50.0% 46.2%
TOV% 16.5% 17.2%
ORB% 28.0% 37.1%
FT Rate 20.5% 26.7%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 45.5% 48.5%
Opp TOV% 19.4% 20.1%
DRB% 72.3% 66.1%
Opp FT Rate 26.2% 36.2%

Game Analysis

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