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Mid-American Conference · Gervin GameAbove Center · January 17, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread EMU -1.5 Away covered
O/U 140.5 Under
Money EMU -115 / BALL -111
Model Predictions
Spread Total EMU win
Actual BALL +14 138 Lost
Massey BALL -0.8 (-13.2) — —
Massey Totals — 139.2 (-1.2) —
Bradley-Terry — — 70% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 67% ✗
Baseline Plus ML BALL -0.3 (-13.7) 139.5 (-1.5) 46% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ BALL -1.5 (-12.5) 137.0 (+1.0) 37% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML BALL -0.3 (-13.7) 140.1 (-2.1) 47% ✓
Baseline ML BALL -0.1 (-13.9) 141.1 (-3.1) 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

Jan 7, 2026 EMU 74 – 52 BALL
Feb 12, 2025 BALL 86 – 84 EMU
Feb 24, 2024 EMU 58 – 56 BALL
Feb 25, 2023 EMU 75 – 68 BALL
Feb 3, 2023 BALL 91 – 90 EMU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings EMU BALL
Overall 13-18 15-16
Conference 6-12 7-11
Home 9-6 9-7
Away 4-11 6-8
Neutral 0-1 0-1
Last 5 2-3 0-5
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 65.9 72.0
Avg Pts Against 73.6 72.7
Massey -11.0 (#330) -6.3 (#279)
Bradley-Terry -1.05 (#274) -1.19 (#280)
W. Bradley-Terry -1.59 (#293) -1.52 (#287)
RPI 0.429 (#297) 0.423 (#306)
Shooting & Four Factors EMU BALL
FG% 44.8% 44.7%
3PT% 32.5% 36.5%
REB / G 31.6 33.4
OREB / G 8.1 9.3
AST / TO 0.96 0.89
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 49.9% 52.0%
TOV% 17.1% 19.8%
ORB% 24.2% 29.1%
FT Rate 20.5% 29.2%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 54.2% 52.9%
Opp TOV% 15.7% 14.5%
DRB% 69.9% 72.5%
Opp FT Rate 22.7% 21.6%

Game Analysis

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