Oh workers can you stand it, oh tell me how you can? Will you be a lousy scab or will you be a man? "Which Side Are You On?" - Pete Seeger
Mid-American Conference · McGuirk Arena · January 15, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread CMU -8.5 Home covered
O/U 141.5 Over
Money CMU -425 / EMU +320
Model Predictions
Spread Total CMU win
Actual CMU +19 145 Won
Massey CMU -10.1 (+8.9)
Massey Totals 144.7 (+0.3)
Bradley-Terry 60%
Weighted B-T 74%
Efficiency Plus ML CMU -6.2 (+12.8) 141.9 (+3.1) 78%
Baseline Tuned ML CMU -6.3 (+12.7) 142.6 (+2.4) 75%
Baseline ML CMU -5.6 (+13.4) 142.5 (+2.5) 72%
Baseline Plus ML CMU -5.4 (+13.6) 140.5 (+4.5) 75%

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 17, 2026 EMU 6654 CMU
Jan 28, 2026 CMU 10065 EMU
Feb 28, 2025 EMU 8473 CMU
Mar 9, 2024 CMU 6562 EMU
Jan 10, 2024 CMU 8064 EMU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings CMU EMU
Overall 14-17 16-16
Conference 7-11 9-9
Home 8-6 9-5
Away 6-10 6-10
Neutral 0-1 1-1
Last 5 0-5 2-3
Streak L1 L2
Avg Pts For 72.7 73.3
Avg Pts Against 74.4 77.1
Massey -3.7 (#226) -9.9 (#322)
Bradley-Terry -0.94 (#250) -0.64 (#226)
W. Bradley-Terry -1.04 (#243) -1.31 (#261)
RPI 0.495 (#183) 0.457 (#250)
Shooting & Four Factors CMU EMU
FG% 40.4% 44.6%
3PT% 28.0% 33.4%
REB / G 34.5 30.9
OREB / G 10.7 9.5
AST / TO 0.83 0.99
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 45.9% 51.3%
TOV% 20.7% 18.3%
ORB% 30.3% 27.4%
FT Rate 22.0% 23.5%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 53.9% 56.6%
Opp TOV% 16.9% 18.3%
DRB% 71.4% 68.6%
Opp FT Rate 23.9% 28.8%

Game Analysis

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