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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% ✓
Baseline Plus ML CMU -5.4 (+13.6) 140.5 (+4.5) 75% ✓
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% ✓

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 66 – 54 CMU
Jan 28, 2026 CMU 100 – 65 EMU
Feb 28, 2025 EMU 84 – 73 CMU
Mar 9, 2024 CMU 65 – 62 EMU
Jan 10, 2024 CMU 80 – 64 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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