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Mid-American Conference · McGuirk Arena · February 28, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread CMU -3.5 Away covered
O/U 135.5 Over
Money CMU -188 / BALL +145
Model Predictions
Spread Total CMU win
Actual BALL +8 150 Lost
Massey CMU -2.5 (-10.5) — —
Massey Totals — 134.7 (+15.3) —
Bradley-Terry — — 87% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 83% ✗
Baseline Plus ML CMU -1.5 (-9.5) 135.7 (+14.3) 66% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ BALL -0.2 (-7.8) 135.2 (+14.8) 50% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML CMU -2.3 (-10.3) 132.9 (+17.1) 62% ✗
Baseline ML CMU -2.6 (-10.6) 132.8 (+17.2) 62% ✗

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

Last 5 Meetings

Mar 7, 2026 BALL 85 – 69 CMU
Jan 21, 2026 BALL 68 – 67 CMU
Mar 5, 2025 CMU 69 – 67 BALL
Jan 22, 2025 BALL 82 – 80 CMU
Jan 6, 2024 CMU 71 – 65 BALL

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings CMU BALL
Overall 18-14 15-16
Conference 12-6 7-11
Home 10-3 9-7
Away 7-9 6-8
Neutral 1-2 0-1
Last 5 3-2 1-4
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 65.7 72.0
Avg Pts Against 70.2 72.7
Massey -6.3 (#277) -5.4 (#269)
Bradley-Terry 0.24 (#150) -1.04 (#281)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.33 (#198) -1.23 (#279)
RPI 0.510 (#157) 0.442 (#291)
Shooting & Four Factors CMU BALL
FG% 42.0% 44.1%
3PT% 30.0% 36.8%
REB / G 35.8 34.3
OREB / G 9.9 9.0
AST / TO 0.90 1.00
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 47.2% 51.0%
TOV% 18.0% 18.5%
ORB% 27.2% 27.0%
FT Rate 18.6% 29.1%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 47.7% 51.5%
Opp TOV% 16.8% 15.7%
DRB% 70.4% 73.1%
Opp FT Rate 22.8% 20.6%

Game Analysis

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