I'm not a coward; I've just never been tested. "The Impression That I Get" - The Mighty Mighty Bosstones
Metro Conference · Knott Arena · February 24, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread MSM -1.5 Away covered
O/U 130.5 Over
Money MSM -125 / SPU +100
Model Predictions
Spread Total MSM win
Actual SPU +5 135 Lost
Massey MSM -2.2 (-7.2) — —
Massey Totals — 130.3 (+4.7) —
Bradley-Terry — — 45% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 49% ✓
Baseline Plus ML MSM -0.9 (-5.9) 133.1 (+1.9) 52% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ MSM -0.4 (-5.4) 131.5 (+3.5) 48% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML MSM -1.0 (-6.0) 132.2 (+2.8) 56% ✗
Baseline ML MSM -0.4 (-5.4) 133.5 (+1.5) 51% ✗

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 31, 2026 SPU 66 – 58 MSM
Jan 10, 2026 MSM 70 – 65 SPU
Feb 22, 2025 MSM 69 – 58 SPU
Feb 2, 2025 MSM 79 – 64 SPU
Jan 7, 2024 SPU 70 – 64 MSM

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings MSM SPU
Overall 13-19 19-14
Conference 9-11 12-8
Home 8-5 8-5
Away 5-13 8-8
Neutral 0-1 3-1
Last 5 3-2 2-3
Streak L2 L1
Avg Pts For 72.7 64.6
Avg Pts Against 71.8 63.8
Massey -3.4 (#226) -2.2 (#204)
Bradley-Terry -1.34 (#299) -0.50 (#222)
W. Bradley-Terry -1.33 (#285) -0.60 (#225)
RPI 0.438 (#292) 0.491 (#190)
Shooting & Four Factors MSM SPU
FG% 46.7% 39.1%
3PT% 34.0% 32.1%
REB / G 35.3 35.0
OREB / G 10.2 12.5
AST / TO 0.90 0.84
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 52.4% 44.4%
TOV% 20.8% 19.9%
ORB% 31.1% 35.2%
FT Rate 19.6% 27.0%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 48.8% 48.0%
Opp TOV% 18.5% 21.6%
DRB% 71.9% 71.2%
Opp FT Rate 24.4% 30.4%

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