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Mid-American Conference · University Arena (MI) · February 24, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread WMU -6.5 Home covered
O/U 151.5 Over
Money WMU -250 / BUF +260
Model Predictions
Spread Total WMU win
Actual WMU +19 163 Won
Massey WMU -8.6 (+10.4) — —
Massey Totals — 144.7 (+18.3) —
Bradley-Terry — — 88% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 91% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML WMU -7.5 (+11.5) 142.2 (+20.8) 78% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ WMU -5.9 (+13.1) 143.2 (+19.8) 71% ✓
Baseline Plus ML WMU -7.4 (+11.6) 142.3 (+20.7) 77% ✓
Baseline ML WMU -7.1 (+11.9) 142.0 (+21.0) 76% ✓

Predictions use only rating snapshots dated before tip-off. Parenthesised values are the signed error vs. the actual result. Model performance →

Last 5 Meetings

Dec 20, 2025 BUF 88 – 71 WMU
Feb 19, 2025 WMU 97 – 64 BUF
Jan 18, 2025 BUF 85 – 76 WMU
Jan 6, 2024 WMU 82 – 77 BUF
Feb 4, 2023 BUF 85 – 76 WMU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings WMU BUF
Overall 12-20 4-27
Conference 9-9 2-16
Home 7-7 2-13
Away 3-12 2-11
Neutral 2-1 0-3
Last 5 1-4 2-3
Streak L1 L5
Avg Pts For 69.5 67.3
Avg Pts Against 75.0 79.6
Massey -7.9 (#298) -13.2 (#342)
Bradley-Terry -1.16 (#286) -2.54 (#351)
W. Bradley-Terry -1.57 (#294) -3.21 (#347)
RPI 0.440 (#288) 0.409 (#330)
Shooting & Four Factors WMU BUF
FG% 42.1% 41.1%
3PT% 32.3% 26.1%
REB / G 37.6 34.9
OREB / G 12.5 11.2
AST / TO 0.90 0.95
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 48.4% 46.6%
TOV% 20.2% 19.5%
ORB% 33.5% 29.3%
FT Rate 19.1% 17.7%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 51.3% 54.1%
Opp TOV% 16.1% 15.2%
DRB% 70.2% 68.9%
Opp FT Rate 23.1% 19.6%

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