Twenty-one years in captivity / His shoes too small to fit his feet "Nelson Mandela" - The Specials
America East Conference · Cross Insurance Center · January 11, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread ME -2.5 Away covered
O/U 144.5 Over
Money ME -125 / UNH +130
Model Predictions
Spread Total ME win
Actual UNH +5 153 Lost
Massey ME -1.6 (-6.6) — —
Massey Totals — 141.4 (+11.6) —
Bradley-Terry — — 45% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 50% ✗
Baseline Plus ML ME -0.8 (-5.8) 141.4 (+11.6) 51% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ ME -1.0 (-6.0) 140.9 (+12.1) 44% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML ME -0.4 (-5.4) 137.9 (+15.1) 53% ✗
Baseline ML ME -0.1 (-5.1) 139.5 (+13.5) 48% ✓

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 21, 2026 ME 61 – 58 UNH
Jan 19, 2026 UNH 65 – 48 ME
Feb 28, 2025 ME 73 – 66 UNH
Jan 30, 2025 ME 71 – 46 UNH
Feb 11, 2024 UNH 60 – 57 ME

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings ME UNH
Overall 15-17 16-15
Conference 7-9 7-9
Home 8-4 9-5
Away 5-13 7-10
Neutral 2-0 0-0
Last 5 1-4 2-3
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 66.2 72.8
Avg Pts Against 67.7 75.3
Massey -2.3 (#213) 0.2 (#167)
Bradley-Terry -0.58 (#230) 0.40 (#143)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.62 (#222) 0.22 (#160)
RPI 0.462 (#241) 0.530 (#122)
Shooting & Four Factors ME UNH
FG% 44.2% 40.9%
3PT% 29.9% 34.2%
REB / G 30.7 37.6
OREB / G 6.7 9.5
AST / TO 1.10 1.12
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 49.1% 48.4%
TOV% 16.7% 15.5%
ORB% 20.6% 23.5%
FT Rate 21.0% 22.6%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 50.2% 47.9%
Opp TOV% 19.5% 15.7%
DRB% 71.3% 71.5%
Opp FT Rate 21.9% 22.7%

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