Four young chiquitas in Omaha waitin' for the band to return from the show. "We're an American Band" - Grand Funk Railroad
University Arena (MI) · December 5, 2021
Betting Lines
Spread VAL -5.5 Away covered
O/U 136.0 Under
Money WMU +205 / VAL -250
Model Predictions
Spread Total WMU win
Actual VAL +11 131 Lost
Massey VAL -3.7 (-7.3) — —
Massey Totals — 146.4 (-15.4) —
Bradley-Terry — — 92% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 91% ✗
Baseline Plus ML VAL -2.2 (-8.8) 146.3 (-15.3) 32% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ VAL -1.9 (-9.1) 146.6 (-15.6) 38% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML VAL -2.1 (-8.9) 145.7 (-14.7) 41% ✓
Baseline ML VAL -0.9 (-10.1) 146.3 (-15.3) 35% ✓

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 VAL 84 – 55 WMU
Dec 20, 2024 VAL 76 – 73 WMU
Nov 13, 2022 VAL 81 – 65 WMU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings WMU VAL
Overall 8-23 14-18
Conference 4-16 6-12
Home 4-10 8-8
Away 2-13 3-8
Neutral 2-0 3-2
Last 5 2-3 2-3
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 65.0 68.6
Avg Pts Against 76.2 71.0
Massey -10.1 (#328) -0.8 (#195)
Bradley-Terry 0.24 (#166) -1.13 (#259)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.28 (#203) -1.25 (#254)
RPI 0.523 (#137) 0.410 (#295)
Shooting & Four Factors WMU VAL
FG% 43.2% 43.9%
3PT% 34.8% 31.5%
REB / G 32.6 32.0
OREB / G 10.4 5.3
AST / TO 0.68 0.82
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 51.0% 50.5%
TOV% 25.2% 17.4%
ORB% 30.2% 16.3%
FT Rate 15.5% 16.8%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 55.7% 48.3%
Opp TOV% 16.1% 16.0%
DRB% 63.8% 72.8%
Opp FT Rate 24.1% 20.1%

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