I'll write on your tombstone, "I thank you for dinner." "Bungle in the Jungle" - Jethro Tull
Hope Coliseum · December 22, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread WVU -31.5 Away covered
O/U 135.5 Under
Money WVU -100000 / MERC +4000
Model Predictions
Spread Total WVU win
Actual WVU +21 113 Won
Massey WVU -30.7 (-9.7)
Massey Totals 136.3 (-23.3)
Bradley-Terry 99%
Weighted B-T 100%
Efficiency Plus ML WVU -21.1 (-0.1) 137.4 (-24.4) 90%
Baseline Tuned ML WVU -24.2 (-3.2) 138.0 (-25.0) 91%
Baseline ML WVU -27.4 (-6.4) 139.7 (-26.7) 91%
Baseline Plus ML WVU -25.9 (-4.9) 138.0 (-25.0) 91%

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 30, 2025 WVU 7038 MERC

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings WVU MERC
Overall 19-13 15-16
Conference 10-10 9-7
Home 13-4 11-2
Away 4-7 4-14
Neutral 2-2 0-0
Last 5 4-1 1-4
Streak L1 W2
Avg Pts For 68.2 65.8
Avg Pts Against 64.8 71.8
Massey 14.6 (#27) -11.8 (#340)
Bradley-Terry 2.42 (#33) -1.89 (#323)
W. Bradley-Terry 3.45 (#32) -2.73 (#328)
RPI 0.615 (#32) 0.430 (#297)
Shooting & Four Factors WVU MERC
FG% 43.9% 41.7%
3PT% 36.0% 33.5%
REB / G 37.4 25.3
OREB / G 10.3 7.2
AST / TO 1.25 1.05
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 52.9% 47.6%
TOV% 16.5% 17.7%
ORB% 29.0% 22.6%
FT Rate 23.4% 21.9%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 43.4% 57.7%
Opp TOV% 20.3% 20.5%
DRB% 69.0% 63.0%
Opp FT Rate 22.9% 27.1%

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