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Mid-American Conference · University Arena (MI) · January 12, 2022
Betting Lines
Spread BUF -13.5 Away covered
O/U 154.5 Under
Model Predictions
Spread Total WMU win
Actual BUF +14 142 Lost
Massey BUF -13.2 (-0.8) — —
Massey Totals — 158.2 (-16.2) —
Bradley-Terry — — 35% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 19% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ BUF -12.2 (-1.8) 152.7 (-10.7) 14% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML BUF -10.8 (-3.2) 157.6 (-15.6) 17% ✓
Baseline ML BUF -10.9 (-3.1) 156.3 (-14.3) 17% ✓
Baseline Plus ML BUF -10.5 (-3.5) 154.8 (-12.8) 17% ✓

Predictions use only rating snapshots dated before tip-off. Parenthesised values are the signed error vs. the actual result. Model performance →

Last 5 Meetings

Dec 20, 2025 BUF 88 – 71 WMU
Feb 19, 2025 WMU 97 – 64 BUF
Jan 18, 2025 BUF 85 – 76 WMU
Feb 24, 2024 WMU 91 – 72 BUF
Jan 6, 2024 WMU 82 – 77 BUF

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings WMU BUF
Overall 8-23 19-11
Conference 4-16 13-6
Home 4-10 9-3
Away 2-13 9-5
Neutral 2-0 1-3
Last 5 0-5 2-3
Streak L1 L3
Avg Pts For 65.0 78.7
Avg Pts Against 76.2 73.6
Massey -13.5 (#341) 3.5 (#118)
Bradley-Terry -1.35 (#286) -0.06 (#184)
W. Bradley-Terry -1.79 (#291) 0.41 (#150)
RPI 0.458 (#245) 0.499 (#175)
Shooting & Four Factors WMU BUF
FG% 40.8% 45.4%
3PT% 30.0% 34.2%
REB / G 35.2 40.5
OREB / G 10.9 13.0
AST / TO 0.60 1.02
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 47.3% 52.1%
TOV% 23.6% 18.9%
ORB% 30.2% 35.0%
FT Rate 16.5% 21.1%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 54.8% 49.1%
Opp TOV% 14.5% 14.4%
DRB% 68.1% 70.5%
Opp FT Rate 21.3% 22.6%

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