The tide is high, but I'm holding on. "The Tide is High" - Blondie
Mid-American Conference · McGuirk Arena · March 9, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread CMU -8.5 Away covered
O/U 127.5 Under
Money CMU -500 / EMU +333
Model Predictions
Spread Total CMU win
Actual CMU +3 127 Won
Massey CMU -8.0 (-5.0)
Massey Totals 131.2 (-4.2)
Bradley-Terry 85%
Weighted B-T 88%
Efficiency Plus ML CMU -5.2 (-2.2) 134.3 (-7.3) 73%
Baseline Tuned ML CMU -6.0 (-3.0) 131.5 (-4.5) 73%
Baseline ML CMU -6.4 (-3.4) 131.8 (-4.8) 78%
Baseline Plus ML CMU -5.9 (-2.9) 135.1 (-8.1) 77%

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 17, 2026 EMU 6654 CMU
Jan 28, 2026 CMU 10065 EMU
Feb 28, 2025 EMU 8473 CMU
Jan 15, 2025 CMU 8263 EMU
Jan 10, 2024 CMU 8064 EMU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings CMU EMU
Overall 18-14 13-18
Conference 12-6 6-12
Home 10-3 9-6
Away 7-9 4-11
Neutral 1-2 0-1
Last 5 2-3 3-2
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 65.7 65.9
Avg Pts Against 70.2 73.6
Massey -6.2 (#277) -11.0 (#325)
Bradley-Terry 0.04 (#161) -1.12 (#288)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.47 (#210) -1.81 (#307)
RPI 0.504 (#170) 0.435 (#303)
Shooting & Four Factors CMU EMU
FG% 42.2% 43.2%
3PT% 30.2% 31.1%
REB / G 35.8 33.5
OREB / G 10.3 9.9
AST / TO 0.92 0.88
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 47.4% 48.2%
TOV% 17.8% 17.3%
ORB% 28.2% 27.9%
FT Rate 18.7% 16.8%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 47.8% 52.7%
Opp TOV% 16.5% 15.8%
DRB% 69.4% 69.6%
Opp FT Rate 22.9% 22.0%

Game Analysis

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