Now she's with one of my good-time buddies, they're drinking in some crosstown bar. "Whipping Post" - The Allman Brothers
Mid-American Conference · Worthen Arena · March 2, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread BALL -6.5 Away covered
O/U 145.5 Over
Money BALL -275 / WMU +210
Model Predictions
Spread Total BALL win
Actual WMU +2 154 Lost
Massey BALL -5.8 (-7.8) — —
Massey Totals — 144.3 (+9.7) —
Bradley-Terry — — 72% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 77% ✗
Baseline Plus ML BALL -4.7 (-6.7) 139.0 (+15.0) 63% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ BALL -4.6 (-6.6) 138.9 (+15.1) 68% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML BALL -4.1 (-6.1) 138.8 (+15.2) 67% ✗
Baseline ML BALL -4.1 (-6.1) 138.9 (+15.1) 63% ✗

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 4, 2026 BALL 74 – 71 WMU
Jan 29, 2025 WMU 74 – 71 BALL
Feb 3, 2024 BALL 77 – 67 WMU
Feb 18, 2023 WMU 78 – 68 BALL
Jan 18, 2023 BALL 71 – 70 WMU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings BALL WMU
Overall 15-16 12-20
Conference 7-11 9-9
Home 9-7 7-7
Away 6-8 3-12
Neutral 0-1 2-1
Last 5 2-3 2-3
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 72.0 69.5
Avg Pts Against 72.7 75.0
Massey -5.0 (#264) -7.5 (#292)
Bradley-Terry -0.84 (#264) -1.17 (#288)
W. Bradley-Terry -1.02 (#263) -1.56 (#298)
RPI 0.451 (#277) 0.444 (#288)
Shooting & Four Factors BALL WMU
FG% 44.3% 42.2%
3PT% 37.1% 33.2%
REB / G 34.4 37.7
OREB / G 9.1 12.6
AST / TO 1.01 0.94
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 51.3% 48.7%
TOV% 18.5% 19.8%
ORB% 27.5% 33.6%
FT Rate 28.8% 19.5%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 51.4% 51.2%
Opp TOV% 15.9% 16.3%
DRB% 72.8% 70.3%
Opp FT Rate 20.5% 22.7%

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