Oh workers can you stand it, oh tell me how you can? Will you be a lousy scab or will you be a man? "Which Side Are You On?" - Pete Seeger
Burr Gymnasium · December 21, 2022
Betting Lines
Spread HOW -2.5 Away covered
O/U 133.5 Under
Money HOW -150 / MSM +115
Model Predictions
Spread Total HOW win
Actual HOW +1 125 Won
Massey MSM -1.4 (+2.4) — —
Massey Totals — 132.3 (-7.3) —
Bradley-Terry — — 71% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 63% ✓
Baseline Plus ML HOW -0.2 (+0.8) 134.0 (-9.0) 52% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ MSM -0.9 (+1.9) 132.3 (-7.3) 51% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML MSM -0.2 (+1.2) 134.6 (-9.6) 50% ✗
Baseline ML HOW -0.2 (+0.8) 134.1 (-9.1) 54% ✓

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 MSM 79 – 75 HOW
Nov 30, 2024 MSM 79 – 75 HOW
Nov 25, 2023 HOW 87 – 83 MSM
Dec 1, 2021 MSM 72 – 70 HOW

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings HOW MSM
Overall 22-13 13-20
Conference 11-3 8-12
Home 12-2 5-9
Away 6-8 7-10
Neutral 4-3 1-1
Last 5 2-3 2-3
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 73.4 63.8
Avg Pts Against 73.3 67.9
Massey -7.9 (#306) -1.6 (#206)
Bradley-Terry -0.74 (#255) -0.74 (#253)
W. Bradley-Terry -1.32 (#269) -0.84 (#242)
RPI 0.467 (#236) 0.465 (#239)
Shooting & Four Factors HOW MSM
FG% 41.7% 41.1%
3PT% 31.8% 35.8%
REB / G 33.4 35.2
OREB / G 9.9 11.6
AST / TO 0.72 0.97
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 47.1% 47.2%
TOV% 22.7% 20.8%
ORB% 28.1% 32.4%
FT Rate 18.7% 21.2%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 53.6% 49.8%
Opp TOV% 18.9% 20.3%
DRB% 69.5% 68.3%
Opp FT Rate 22.8% 22.1%

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