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Mid-American Conference · Worthen Arena · February 24, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread BALL -10.5 Away covered
O/U 144.5 Under
Money BALL -600 / EMU +500
Model Predictions
Spread Total BALL win
Actual EMU +2 114 Lost
Massey BALL -10.2 (-12.2) — —
Massey Totals — 141.8 (-27.8) —
Bradley-Terry — — 77% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 82% ✗
Baseline Plus ML BALL -8.2 (-10.2) 143.1 (-29.1) 77% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ BALL -8.9 (-10.9) 141.3 (-27.3) 79% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML BALL -8.7 (-10.7) 140.8 (-26.8) 79% ✗
Baseline ML BALL -9.0 (-11.0) 142.2 (-28.2) 78% ✗

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
Jan 17, 2024 BALL 76 – 62 EMU
Feb 25, 2023 EMU 75 – 68 BALL
Feb 3, 2023 BALL 91 – 90 EMU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings BALL EMU
Overall 15-16 13-18
Conference 7-11 6-12
Home 9-7 9-6
Away 6-8 4-11
Neutral 0-1 0-1
Last 5 2-3 1-4
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 72.0 65.9
Avg Pts Against 72.7 73.6
Massey -5.1 (#264) -11.9 (#334)
Bradley-Terry -0.90 (#268) -1.49 (#308)
W. Bradley-Terry -1.16 (#267) -2.00 (#315)
RPI 0.447 (#280) 0.413 (#327)
Shooting & Four Factors BALL EMU
FG% 44.5% 43.8%
3PT% 37.7% 31.5%
REB / G 34.2 32.8
OREB / G 9.1 9.6
AST / TO 0.99 0.91
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 51.5% 48.9%
TOV% 18.6% 17.0%
ORB% 27.5% 27.2%
FT Rate 29.3% 18.0%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 51.8% 53.7%
Opp TOV% 15.7% 15.4%
DRB% 73.0% 68.9%
Opp FT Rate 21.0% 22.9%

Game Analysis

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