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Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference · Hytche Center · March 2, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread HOW -4.5 Home covered
O/U 141.5 Under
Money UMES +200 / HOW -188
Model Predictions
Spread Total UMES win
Actual HOW +4 136 Lost
Massey HOW -5.2 (+1.2) — —
Massey Totals — 145.2 (-9.2) —
Bradley-Terry — — 34% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 27% ✓
Baseline Plus ML HOW -4.4 (+0.4) 143.2 (-7.2) 30% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ HOW -5.2 (+1.2) 140.6 (-4.6) 28% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML HOW -4.6 (+0.6) 142.1 (-6.1) 30% ✓
Baseline ML HOW -4.3 (+0.3) 142.2 (-6.2) 28% ✓

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

Last 5 Meetings

Feb 14, 2026 HOW 79 – 53 UMES
Jan 10, 2026 UMES 69 – 57 HOW
Feb 17, 2025 HOW 86 – 62 UMES
Feb 11, 2025 HOW 77 – 57 UMES
Jan 13, 2024 HOW 72 – 61 UMES

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings UMES HOW
Overall 9-20 18-17
Conference 4-10 9-5
Home 9-4 9-4
Away 0-15 6-9
Neutral 0-1 3-4
Last 5 2-3 4-1
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 62.1 74.5
Avg Pts Against 73.1 75.1
Massey -14.8 (#351) -6.3 (#276)
Bradley-Terry -2.52 (#349) -1.22 (#293)
W. Bradley-Terry -3.01 (#344) -1.36 (#288)
RPI 0.374 (#357) 0.446 (#285)
Shooting & Four Factors UMES HOW
FG% 36.7% 44.8%
3PT% 28.4% 36.9%
REB / G 34.4 35.3
OREB / G 11.1 10.8
AST / TO 0.73 0.88
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 41.7% 52.0%
TOV% 20.1% 21.5%
ORB% 28.4% 32.6%
FT Rate 22.8% 30.4%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 51.2% 51.2%
Opp TOV% 18.5% 17.1%
DRB% 67.0% 68.9%
Opp FT Rate 25.1% 27.1%

Game Analysis

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