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Central Michigan Chippewas
87 78 OT
FINAL Conference
Buffalo Bulls
Mid-American Conference · McGuirk Arena · January 14, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread BUF -4.5 Home covered
O/U 147.5 Over
Money CMU +188 / BUF -175
Model Predictions
Spread Total CMU win
Actual CMU +9 165 Won
Massey CMU -1.3 (+7.7)
Massey Totals 145.0 (+20.0)
Bradley-Terry 32%
Weighted B-T 32%
Efficiency Plus ML BUF -0.5 (+9.5) 145.9 (+19.1) 46%
Baseline Tuned ML CMU -1.0 (+8.0) 144.1 (+20.9) 54%
Baseline ML CMU -0.8 (+8.2) 145.0 (+20.0) 56%
Baseline Plus ML CMU -1.0 (+8.0) 145.4 (+19.6) 55%

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 28, 2026 CMU 7570 BUF
Feb 26, 2025 CMU 7369 BUF
Jan 29, 2025 BUF 7569 CMU
Jan 3, 2024 BUF 7664 CMU
Feb 22, 2023 BUF 6335 CMU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings CMU BUF
Overall 10-21 15-17
Conference 5-13 9-9
Home 6-8 11-4
Away 3-12 3-9
Neutral 1-1 1-4
Last 5 2-3 2-3
Streak L5 L1
Avg Pts For 64.7 75.4
Avg Pts Against 74.0 79.0
Massey -5.9 (#270) -3.2 (#234)
Bradley-Terry -1.81 (#326) -0.39 (#209)
W. Bradley-Terry -2.14 (#321) -0.58 (#219)
RPI 0.385 (#344) 0.484 (#206)
Shooting & Four Factors CMU BUF
FG% 40.1% 43.8%
3PT% 27.3% 30.2%
REB / G 36.6 36.1
OREB / G 12.1 11.4
AST / TO 0.68 0.83
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 45.3% 48.7%
TOV% 22.9% 20.1%
ORB% 32.6% 30.7%
FT Rate 22.6% 23.9%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 49.3% 51.3%
Opp TOV% 20.8% 19.6%
DRB% 67.8% 69.5%
Opp FT Rate 25.8% 30.4%

Game Analysis

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