And I'm telling you son, well, it ain't no fun staring straight down a forty-four. "Gimme Three Steps" - Lynyrd Skynyrd
Knott Arena · December 1, 2021
Betting Lines
Spread MSM -5.0 Away covered
O/U 133.0 Over
Model Predictions
Spread Total MSM win
Actual MSM +2 142 Won
Massey HOW -1.7 (+3.7) — —
Massey Totals — 144.6 (-2.6) —
Bradley-Terry — — 88% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 92% ✓
Baseline Plus ML MSM -0.7 (+1.3) 141.7 (+0.3) 48% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ MSM -3.4 (-1.4) 139.2 (+2.8) 51% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML MSM -0.1 (+1.9) 143.3 (-1.3) 47% ✗
Baseline ML MSM -0.4 (+1.6) 144.0 (-2.0) 45% ✗

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 29, 2025 MSM 79 – 75 HOW
Nov 30, 2024 MSM 79 – 75 HOW
Nov 25, 2023 HOW 87 – 83 MSM
Dec 21, 2022 HOW 63 – 62 MSM

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings MSM HOW
Overall 14-16 16-13
Conference 9-9 9-5
Home 8-7 8-4
Away 6-11 5-8
Neutral 0-0 3-1
Last 5 1-4 2-3
Streak L1 L2
Avg Pts For 64.4 73.6
Avg Pts Against 65.4 71.8
Massey -9.6 (#328) -1.6 (#208)
Bradley-Terry -0.86 (#249) -1.53 (#293)
W. Bradley-Terry -1.70 (#270) -2.54 (#306)
RPI 0.466 (#231) 0.355 (#336)
Shooting & Four Factors MSM HOW
FG% 37.6% 48.5%
3PT% 27.0% 40.2%
REB / G 29.8 32.2
OREB / G 9.2 11.4
AST / TO 0.56 0.90
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 41.5% 55.8%
TOV% 24.2% 24.9%
ORB% 26.7% 34.8%
FT Rate 27.8% 14.3%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 55.2% 53.1%
Opp TOV% 18.4% 23.8%
DRB% 64.6% 62.7%
Opp FT Rate 18.1% 26.8%

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