Then she opened up a book of poems and handed it to me, written by an Italian poet from the thirteenth century. "Tangled Up in Blue" - Bob Dylan
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%
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%
Baseline Plus ML BALL -4.7 (-6.7) 139.0 (+15.0) 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 7471 WMU
Jan 29, 2025 WMU 7471 BALL
Feb 3, 2024 BALL 7767 WMU
Feb 18, 2023 WMU 7868 BALL
Jan 18, 2023 BALL 7170 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%

Game Analysis

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