And Harry doesn't mind if he doesn't make the scene. "Sultans of Swing" - Dire Straits
Dayton Flyers
59 – 67
FINAL Conference
George Mason Patriots
Atlantic 10 Conference · UD Arena · January 16, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread DAY -7.5 Away covered
O/U 133.5 Under
Money DAY -380 / GMU +290
Model Predictions
Spread Total DAY win
Actual GMU +8 126 Lost
Massey DAY -6.0 (-14.0) — —
Massey Totals — 135.1 (-9.1) —
Bradley-Terry — — 83% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 81% ✗
Baseline Plus ML DAY -5.5 (-13.5) 131.7 (-5.7) 71% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ DAY -5.5 (-13.5) 128.8 (-2.8) 75% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML DAY -5.1 (-13.1) 131.7 (-5.7) 67% ✗
Baseline ML DAY -5.2 (-13.2) 132.2 (-6.2) 67% ✗

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 19, 2026 DAY 82 – 67 GMU
Feb 22, 2024 GMU 71 – 67 DAY
Feb 25, 2023 GMU 74 – 69 DAY
Jan 23, 2022 GMU 50 – 49 DAY
Feb 6, 2021 DAY 74 – 65 GMU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings DAY GMU
Overall 23-11 27-9
Conference 12-6 15-3
Home 16-2 18-2
Away 5-5 7-6
Neutral 2-4 2-1
Last 5 2-3 4-1
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 75.4 70.4
Avg Pts Against 71.3 64.0
Massey 8.9 (#66) 6.7 (#81)
Bradley-Terry 1.53 (#64) 0.62 (#113)
W. Bradley-Terry 2.26 (#59) 1.57 (#79)
RPI 0.572 (#56) 0.538 (#102)
Shooting & Four Factors DAY GMU
FG% 46.9% 46.2%
3PT% 34.1% 32.2%
REB / G 34.6 38.9
OREB / G 9.3 10.8
AST / TO 1.67 0.93
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 53.7% 52.2%
TOV% 14.5% 20.7%
ORB% 29.3% 34.5%
FT Rate 30.0% 33.3%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 49.3% 42.7%
Opp TOV% 16.5% 17.5%
DRB% 73.2% 71.4%
Opp FT Rate 23.3% 21.8%

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