You just want to be on the side that's winning. "Positively 4th Street" - Bob Dylan
Metro Conference · Gallagher Center · March 5, 2022
Betting Lines
Spread NIA -2.5 Home covered
O/U 130.0 Over
Model Predictions
Spread Total NIA win
Actual NIA +31 135 Won
Massey NIA -0.9 (+30.1) — —
Massey Totals — 131.0 (+4.0) —
Bradley-Terry — — 61% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 58% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ NIA -0.4 (+30.6) 134.1 (+0.9) 54% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML NIA -1.0 (+30.0) 134.7 (+0.3) 55% ✓
Baseline ML NIA -0.6 (+30.4) 135.2 (-0.2) 56% ✓
Baseline Plus ML NIA -0.6 (+30.4) 136.2 (-1.2) 58% ✓

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 1, 2026 MRST 58 – 46 NIA
Feb 23, 2025 MRST 64 – 61 NIA
Jan 23, 2025 MRST 67 – 65 NIA
Mar 14, 2024 MRST 65 – 59 NIA
Mar 9, 2024 MRST 63 – 62 NIA

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings NIA MRST
Overall 14-16 14-16
Conference 9-11 9-11
Home 7-4 7-6
Away 5-10 7-9
Neutral 2-2 0-1
Last 5 2-3 4-1
Streak L1 L3
Avg Pts For 65.9 68.8
Avg Pts Against 66.0 68.2
Massey -2.3 (#214) -0.4 (#175)
Bradley-Terry -0.49 (#217) -0.43 (#211)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.66 (#220) -0.42 (#205)
RPI 0.488 (#203) 0.486 (#207)
Shooting & Four Factors NIA MRST
FG% 42.9% 44.3%
3PT% 33.7% 34.9%
REB / G 31.7 35.9
OREB / G 7.4 9.4
AST / TO 1.02 0.75
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 49.0% 51.0%
TOV% 17.0% 18.3%
ORB% 22.5% 27.1%
FT Rate 20.6% 18.4%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 48.4% 47.5%
Opp TOV% 17.0% 17.0%
DRB% 73.0% 73.1%
Opp FT Rate 22.0% 20.9%

Game Analysis

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