And the only safe place to live is on an Indian reservation. "Ball of Confusion" - The Temptations
Mid-American Conference · McGuirk Arena · February 8, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread BALL -8.5 Away covered
O/U 137.5 Under
Money CMU +350 / BALL -400
Model Predictions
Spread Total CMU win
Actual BALL +14 116 Lost
Massey BALL -5.6 (-8.4) — —
Massey Totals — 139.8 (-23.8) —
Bradley-Terry — — 16% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 13% ✓
Baseline Plus ML BALL -5.4 (-8.6) 144.6 (-28.6) 31% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ BALL -5.2 (-8.8) 142.5 (-26.5) 33% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML BALL -6.4 (-7.6) 144.4 (-28.4) 27% ✓
Baseline ML BALL -5.7 (-8.3) 145.0 (-29.0) 30% ✓

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

Last 5 Meetings

Mar 7, 2026 BALL 85 – 69 CMU
Jan 21, 2026 BALL 68 – 67 CMU
Mar 5, 2025 CMU 69 – 67 BALL
Jan 22, 2025 BALL 82 – 80 CMU
Feb 28, 2024 BALL 79 – 71 CMU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings CMU BALL
Overall 10-21 20-12
Conference 5-13 11-7
Home 6-8 12-2
Away 3-12 6-7
Neutral 1-1 2-3
Last 5 1-4 3-2
Streak L5 L4
Avg Pts For 64.7 75.0
Avg Pts Against 74.0 72.7
Massey -8.5 (#315) 0.7 (#154)
Bradley-Terry -1.73 (#325) 0.54 (#122)
W. Bradley-Terry -2.12 (#326) 0.50 (#133)
RPI 0.405 (#335) 0.516 (#148)
Shooting & Four Factors CMU BALL
FG% 40.9% 45.9%
3PT% 29.5% 37.9%
REB / G 34.9 34.9
OREB / G 11.2 10.7
AST / TO 0.68 0.98
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 46.7% 52.7%
TOV% 22.7% 18.2%
ORB% 30.9% 30.9%
FT Rate 24.0% 29.8%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 50.9% 50.8%
Opp TOV% 19.8% 17.6%
DRB% 65.9% 71.4%
Opp FT Rate 27.0% 22.0%

Game Analysis

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