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Youngstown State Penguins
71 – 66
FINAL Conference Barbasol Horizon League
Detroit Mercy Titans
Horizon League · Beeghly Center · March 3, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread YSU -8.5 Away covered
O/U 156.5 Under
Money YSU -400 / DETM +350
Model Predictions
Spread Total YSU win
Actual YSU +5 137 Won
Massey YSU -8.9 (-3.9) — —
Massey Totals — 163.7 (-26.7) —
Bradley-Terry — — 85% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 86% ✓
Baseline Plus ML YSU -8.3 (-3.3) 159.7 (-22.7) 83% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ YSU -6.1 (-1.1) 157.4 (-20.4) 80% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML YSU -8.4 (-3.4) 161.1 (-24.1) 81% ✓
Baseline ML YSU -8.1 (-3.1) 161.5 (-24.5) 82% ✓

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 15, 2026 DETM 76 – 70 YSU
Dec 29, 2025 DETM 73 – 68 YSU
Feb 8, 2025 YSU 87 – 72 DETM
Dec 29, 2024 YSU 73 – 64 DETM
Feb 28, 2024 YSU 69 – 55 DETM

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings YSU DETM
Overall 24-10 14-19
Conference 15-5 9-11
Home 14-3 9-5
Away 9-6 5-13
Neutral 1-1 0-1
Last 5 3-2 3-2
Streak L2 L1
Avg Pts For 80.4 76.1
Avg Pts Against 72.9 75.7
Massey 3.9 (#109) -1.5 (#206)
Bradley-Terry 0.35 (#139) -0.80 (#247)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.47 (#134) -0.62 (#227)
RPI 0.528 (#125) 0.473 (#240)
Shooting & Four Factors YSU DETM
FG% 49.0% 43.4%
3PT% 37.6% 39.3%
REB / G 34.4 36.4
OREB / G 10.2 13.0
AST / TO 1.35 1.04
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 55.5% 51.8%
TOV% 15.6% 17.6%
ORB% 31.0% 35.7%
FT Rate 22.8% 21.1%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 52.6% 53.7%
Opp TOV% 18.4% 17.1%
DRB% 72.3% 70.1%
Opp FT Rate 17.7% 21.6%

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