That's where you'll find me, along with the lovers muggers and thieves - but they're cool people. "Dirty Water" - The Standells
University Arena (MI) · December 20, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread WMU -1.5 Away covered
O/U 153.5 Under
Money WMU -130 / VAL +110
Model Predictions
Spread Total WMU win
Actual VAL +3 149 Lost
Massey WMU -2.5 (-5.5)
Massey Totals 153.5 (-4.5)
Bradley-Terry 49%
Weighted B-T 40%
Efficiency Plus ML WMU -1.9 (-4.9) 147.4 (+1.6) 55%
Baseline Tuned ML WMU -2.5 (-5.5) 148.2 (+0.8) 60%
Baseline ML WMU -2.4 (-5.4) 149.5 (-0.5) 64%
Baseline Plus ML WMU -2.4 (-5.4) 149.3 (-0.3) 61%

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

Last 5 Meetings

Nov 29, 2025 VAL 8455 WMU
Nov 13, 2022 VAL 8165 WMU
Dec 5, 2021 VAL 7160 WMU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings WMU VAL
Overall 12-20 15-19
Conference 9-9 6-14
Home 6-9 10-7
Away 6-10 3-10
Neutral 0-1 2-2
Last 5 1-4 2-3
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 71.6 72.5
Avg Pts Against 77.0 75.3
Massey -4.8 (#253) -3.1 (#217)
Bradley-Terry -1.56 (#305) -0.71 (#239)
W. Bradley-Terry -2.03 (#299) -0.74 (#222)
RPI 0.426 (#304) 0.453 (#264)
Shooting & Four Factors WMU VAL
FG% 41.8% 40.3%
3PT% 28.6% 30.1%
REB / G 38.3 33.4
OREB / G 13.2 11.0
AST / TO 1.06 1.04
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 45.8% 46.2%
TOV% 14.4% 14.8%
ORB% 35.0% 29.4%
FT Rate 21.5% 33.9%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 55.5% 54.9%
Opp TOV% 13.4% 17.9%
DRB% 76.9% 72.1%
Opp FT Rate 21.9% 27.0%

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