Virgil Cain is my name and I served on the Danville train. "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down"-The Band
Horizon League · UPMC Events Center · January 9, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread RMU -2.5 Away covered
O/U 138.5 Over
Money RMU -140 / CLE +120
Model Predictions
Spread Total RMU win
Actual CLE +11 149 Lost
Massey RMU -5.0 (-16.0)
Massey Totals 139.6 (+9.4)
Bradley-Terry 72%
Weighted B-T 68%
Efficiency Plus ML RMU -1.6 (-12.6) 141.6 (+7.4) 50%
Baseline Tuned ML RMU -2.5 (-13.5) 141.6 (+7.4) 63%
Baseline ML RMU -2.3 (-13.3) 142.5 (+6.5) 59%
Baseline Plus ML RMU -2.0 (-13.0) 141.5 (+7.5) 59%

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 28, 2026 RMU 8364 CLE
Feb 13, 2026 RMU 8568 CLE
Feb 13, 2025 RMU 6859 CLE
Feb 25, 2024 CLE 7371 RMU
Jan 28, 2024 CLE 6664 RMU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings RMU CLE
Overall 26-9 23-13
Conference 15-5 14-6
Home 16-2 14-4
Away 8-6 7-7
Neutral 2-1 2-2
Last 5 4-1 4-1
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 76.9 70.3
Avg Pts Against 71.6 68.0
Massey -3.2 (#222) -4.2 (#237)
Bradley-Terry -0.01 (#172) -0.20 (#192)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.15 (#177) -0.06 (#169)
RPI 0.479 (#207) 0.472 (#224)
Shooting & Four Factors RMU CLE
FG% 40.9% 42.5%
3PT% 29.0% 30.3%
REB / G 38.8 31.9
OREB / G 13.1 11.7
AST / TO 1.00 0.93
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 46.1% 47.2%
TOV% 18.6% 19.1%
ORB% 33.7% 34.1%
FT Rate 29.1% 23.3%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 50.5% 52.7%
Opp TOV% 18.9% 23.7%
DRB% 73.6% 65.3%
Opp FT Rate 23.8% 27.9%

Game Analysis

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