The juice of the carrot, the smile of the parrot / A little drop of claret - anything that rocks "Reasons to be Cheerful, Part 3" - Ian Dury & the Blockheads
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%
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%
Baseline Plus ML HOW -4.4 (+0.4) 143.2 (-7.2) 30%

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 7953 UMES
Jan 10, 2026 UMES 6957 HOW
Feb 17, 2025 HOW 8662 UMES
Feb 11, 2025 HOW 7757 UMES
Jan 13, 2024 HOW 7261 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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