Free Nelson Mandela! "Nelson Mandela" - The Specials
Mid-American Conference · Gervin GameAbove Center · February 17, 2022
Betting Lines
Spread BUF -9.0 Away covered
O/U 153.0 Under
Model Predictions
Spread Total EMU win
Actual BUF +14 152 Lost
Massey BUF -9.2 (-4.8) — —
Massey Totals — 156.1 (-4.1) —
Bradley-Terry — — 28% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 19% ✓
Baseline Plus ML BUF -8.7 (-5.3) 155.8 (-3.8) 18% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ BUF -10.7 (-3.3) 156.1 (-4.1) 16% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML BUF -8.5 (-5.5) 157.4 (-5.4) 21% ✓
Baseline ML BUF -10.0 (-4.0) 157.3 (-5.3) 20% ✓

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

Last 5 Meetings

Mar 3, 2026 BUF 72 – 67 EMU
Jan 25, 2025 EMU 90 – 77 BUF
Feb 21, 2024 BUF 78 – 69 EMU
Jan 27, 2024 EMU 75 – 65 BUF
Feb 8, 2023 BUF 102 – 97 EMU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings EMU BUF
Overall 10-21 19-11
Conference 5-15 13-6
Home 8-7 9-3
Away 2-14 9-5
Neutral 0-0 1-3
Last 5 1-4 4-1
Streak L3 L3
Avg Pts For 68.8 78.7
Avg Pts Against 76.6 73.6
Massey -7.3 (#290) 4.8 (#106)
Bradley-Terry -0.97 (#256) 0.48 (#136)
W. Bradley-Terry -1.25 (#262) 0.73 (#119)
RPI 0.449 (#267) 0.537 (#110)
Shooting & Four Factors EMU BUF
FG% 42.8% 45.4%
3PT% 31.6% 33.8%
REB / G 34.4 42.2
OREB / G 8.2 14.2
AST / TO 0.72 1.05
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 48.2% 52.0%
TOV% 19.1% 19.4%
ORB% 22.6% 37.7%
FT Rate 22.0% 18.7%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 51.0% 47.5%
Opp TOV% 17.4% 16.2%
DRB% 70.8% 71.8%
Opp FT Rate 21.2% 23.0%

Game Analysis

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