This will be our year, took a long time to come "This Will Be Our Year" - The Zombies
Mid-American Conference · Savage Arena · January 8, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread TOL -9.5 Away covered
O/U 154.5 Over
Money TOL -550 / EMU +380
Model Predictions
Spread Total TOL win
Actual TOL +3 177 Won
Massey TOL -11.4 (-8.4) — —
Massey Totals — 158.2 (+18.8) —
Bradley-Terry — — 81% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 86% ✓
Baseline Plus ML TOL -8.8 (-5.8) 152.6 (+24.4) 82% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ TOL -10.3 (-7.3) 152.5 (+24.5) 83% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML TOL -8.7 (-5.7) 151.8 (+25.2) 82% ✓
Baseline ML TOL -8.3 (-5.3) 150.7 (+26.3) 81% ✓

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 TOL 94 – 75 EMU
Feb 15, 2025 EMU 80 – 73 TOL
Feb 7, 2024 TOL 91 – 87 EMU
Feb 12, 2023 TOL 70 – 63 EMU
Jan 25, 2023 TOL 84 – 79 EMU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings TOL EMU
Overall 18-15 16-16
Conference 10-8 9-9
Home 9-4 9-5
Away 6-9 6-10
Neutral 3-2 1-1
Last 5 1-4 2-3
Streak L1 L2
Avg Pts For 77.9 73.3
Avg Pts Against 81.1 77.1
Massey -1.9 (#195) -9.2 (#316)
Bradley-Terry 0.25 (#146) -0.43 (#211)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.11 (#173) -1.03 (#245)
RPI 0.516 (#140) 0.463 (#239)
Shooting & Four Factors TOL EMU
FG% 43.8% 43.7%
3PT% 31.9% 32.7%
REB / G 33.6 31.8
OREB / G 9.7 9.8
AST / TO 1.27 1.03
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 48.8% 50.1%
TOV% 13.9% 18.0%
ORB% 26.4% 28.2%
FT Rate 23.2% 23.1%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 53.7% 55.4%
Opp TOV% 15.6% 18.6%
DRB% 66.7% 69.2%
Opp FT Rate 17.4% 27.4%

Game Analysis

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