Free Nelson Mandela! "Nelson Mandela" - The Specials
Metro Conference · Knott Arena · January 5, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread MSM -4.5 Home covered
O/U 136.5 Under
Money MSM -215 / NIA +180
Model Predictions
Spread Total MSM win
Actual MSM +6 130 Won
Massey MSM -8.8 (-2.8) — —
Massey Totals — 142.0 (-12.0) —
Bradley-Terry — — 87% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 93% ✓
Baseline Plus ML MSM -5.8 (+0.2) 138.5 (-8.5) 75% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ MSM -5.6 (+0.4) 138.7 (-8.7) 76% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML MSM -5.9 (+0.1) 139.8 (-9.8) 75% ✓
Baseline ML MSM -6.0 (+0.0) 139.7 (-9.7) 74% ✓

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 21, 2026 MSM 76 – 63 NIA
Jan 19, 2026 MSM 68 – 58 NIA
Feb 14, 2025 MSM 84 – 83 NIA
Mar 3, 2024 MSM 91 – 72 NIA
Jan 21, 2024 NIA 82 – 71 MSM

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings MSM NIA
Overall 23-13 11-20
Conference 12-8 6-14
Home 10-4 6-7
Away 9-8 3-13
Neutral 4-1 2-0
Last 5 3-2 3-2
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 69.3 67.4
Avg Pts Against 70.7 71.6
Massey -3.1 (#221) -7.6 (#290)
Bradley-Terry 0.27 (#148) -0.82 (#247)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.08 (#156) -1.65 (#284)
RPI 0.511 (#150) 0.452 (#261)
Shooting & Four Factors MSM NIA
FG% 41.9% 41.9%
3PT% 31.6% 34.3%
REB / G 36.7 31.0
OREB / G 11.2 7.2
AST / TO 0.97 1.07
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 47.9% 49.9%
TOV% 20.4% 16.9%
ORB% 30.9% 22.0%
FT Rate 25.7% 23.0%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 49.9% 53.1%
Opp TOV% 17.9% 15.3%
DRB% 69.9% 73.1%
Opp FT Rate 23.3% 21.8%

Game Analysis

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