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Mid-American Conference · Gervin GameAbove Center · January 10, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread EMU -5.5 Away covered
O/U 138.5 Over
Money EMU -200 / CMU +200
Model Predictions
Spread Total EMU win
Actual CMU +16 144 Lost
Massey EMU -7.5 (-23.5) — —
Massey Totals — 141.2 (+2.8) —
Bradley-Terry — — 83% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 92% ✗
Baseline Plus ML EMU -5.4 (-21.4) 138.7 (+5.3) 64% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ EMU -4.7 (-20.7) 138.5 (+5.5) 63% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML EMU -5.0 (-21.0) 139.0 (+5.0) 71% ✗
Baseline ML EMU -5.1 (-21.1) 139.5 (+4.5) 60% ✗

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 17, 2026 EMU 66 – 54 CMU
Jan 28, 2026 CMU 100 – 65 EMU
Feb 28, 2025 EMU 84 – 73 CMU
Jan 15, 2025 CMU 82 – 63 EMU
Mar 9, 2024 CMU 65 – 62 EMU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings EMU CMU
Overall 13-18 18-14
Conference 6-12 12-6
Home 9-6 10-3
Away 4-11 7-9
Neutral 0-1 1-2
Last 5 2-3 2-3
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 65.9 65.7
Avg Pts Against 73.6 70.2
Massey -8.8 (#310) -12.1 (#339)
Bradley-Terry -0.48 (#219) -1.24 (#284)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.61 (#222) -2.16 (#313)
RPI 0.457 (#249) 0.452 (#258)
Shooting & Four Factors EMU CMU
FG% 46.2% 40.8%
3PT% 34.4% 30.1%
REB / G 32.1 32.2
OREB / G 7.8 10.8
AST / TO 0.94 0.83
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 51.6% 45.9%
TOV% 17.3% 19.2%
ORB% 23.7% 29.0%
FT Rate 20.9% 17.1%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 53.0% 54.0%
Opp TOV% 15.0% 19.2%
DRB% 69.2% 68.4%
Opp FT Rate 22.1% 27.1%

Game Analysis

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