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Buffalo Bulls
102 – 97
FINAL Conference
Eastern Michigan Eagles
Mid-American Conference · Broadview Arena · February 8, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread BUF -10.5 Away covered
O/U 162.5 Over
Money BUF -500 / EMU +400
Model Predictions
Spread Total BUF win
Actual BUF +5 199 Won
Massey BUF -11.5 (-6.5) — —
Massey Totals — 165.8 (+33.2) —
Bradley-Terry — — 88% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 91% ✓
Baseline Plus ML BUF -8.9 (-3.9) 161.7 (+37.3) 84% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ BUF -11.4 (-6.4) 159.6 (+39.4) 85% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML BUF -9.8 (-4.8) 161.4 (+37.6) 84% ✓
Baseline ML BUF -9.3 (-4.3) 162.3 (+36.7) 84% ✓

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 3, 2026 BUF 72 – 67 EMU
Jan 25, 2025 EMU 90 – 77 BUF
Feb 21, 2024 BUF 78 – 69 EMU
Jan 27, 2024 EMU 75 – 65 BUF
Feb 17, 2022 BUF 83 – 69 EMU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings BUF EMU
Overall 15-17 8-23
Conference 9-9 5-13
Home 11-4 6-7
Away 3-9 2-13
Neutral 1-4 0-3
Last 5 2-3 2-3
Streak L1 L2
Avg Pts For 75.4 72.1
Avg Pts Against 79.0 81.3
Massey -0.7 (#185) -8.6 (#317)
Bradley-Terry -0.33 (#210) -1.71 (#321)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.42 (#206) -2.03 (#320)
RPI 0.494 (#187) 0.415 (#323)
Shooting & Four Factors BUF EMU
FG% 44.8% 44.1%
3PT% 31.9% 32.8%
REB / G 37.7 31.6
OREB / G 12.2 8.7
AST / TO 0.94 0.82
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 50.0% 49.8%
TOV% 20.1% 16.5%
ORB% 32.8% 24.9%
FT Rate 22.4% 24.8%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 51.1% 56.3%
Opp TOV% 19.0% 17.1%
DRB% 70.0% 68.5%
Opp FT Rate 27.2% 26.3%

Game Analysis

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