I'm gonna tell you how it's gonna be. "Not Fade Away"-The Rolling Stones
Mid-American Conference · Broadview Arena · January 6, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread BUF -2.5 Away covered
O/U 147.5 Over
Money BUF -138 / WMU +138
Model Predictions
Spread Total BUF win
Actual WMU +5 159 Lost
Massey WMU -0.5 (-4.5)
Massey Totals 144.0 (+15.0)
Bradley-Terry 35%
Weighted B-T 34%
Baseline ML WMU -0.7 (-4.3) 141.9 (+17.1) 44%
Baseline Plus ML WMU -0.7 (-4.3) 140.9 (+18.1) 46%
Efficiency Plus ML WMU -0.1 (-4.9) 141.1 (+17.9) 52%
Baseline Tuned ML WMU -0.7 (-4.3) 141.5 (+17.5) 43%

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 20, 2025 BUF 8871 WMU
Feb 19, 2025 WMU 9764 BUF
Jan 18, 2025 BUF 8576 WMU
Feb 24, 2024 WMU 9172 BUF
Feb 4, 2023 BUF 8576 WMU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings BUF WMU
Overall 4-27 12-20
Conference 2-16 9-9
Home 2-13 7-7
Away 2-11 3-12
Neutral 0-3 2-1
Last 5 1-4 1-4
Streak L5 L1
Avg Pts For 67.3 69.5
Avg Pts Against 79.6 75.0
Massey -11.3 (#336) -6.4 (#280)
Bradley-Terry -2.82 (#353) -1.38 (#292)
W. Bradley-Terry -3.42 (#345) -1.80 (#290)
RPI 0.400 (#331) 0.430 (#291)
Shooting & Four Factors BUF WMU
FG% 40.3% 42.1%
3PT% 25.0% 31.1%
REB / G 36.2 37.5
OREB / G 12.1 12.5
AST / TO 0.77 0.83
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 45.7% 48.1%
TOV% 22.1% 20.5%
ORB% 31.9% 33.9%
FT Rate 20.8% 19.9%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 53.7% 52.6%
Opp TOV% 15.4% 16.3%
DRB% 69.9% 69.1%
Opp FT Rate 21.0% 20.3%

Game Analysis

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