Free Nelson Mandela! "Nelson Mandela" - The Specials
Hawkins Arena · December 1, 2020
Betting Lines
Spread GAST -3.0 Home covered
O/U 152.5 Over
Money MER +135 / GAST -155
Model Predictions
Spread Total MER win
Actual MER +17 155 Won
Massey MER -15.6 (+1.4) — —
Massey Totals — 172.5 (-17.5) —
Bradley-Terry — — 88% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 94% ✓
Baseline ML MER -11.4 (+5.6) 156.8 (-1.8) 84% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML MER -11.0 (+6.0) 157.4 (-2.4) 81% ✓

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

Last 5 Meetings

Dec 3, 2025 MER 78 – 67 GAST
Dec 28, 2024 MER 71 – 68 GAST
Dec 9, 2023 MER 64 – 60 GAST
Nov 16, 2022 GAST 85 – 83 MER
Dec 4, 2021 MER 83 – 77 GAST

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings MER GAST
Neutral 3-1 2-1
Last 5 1-0 1-0
Massey 6.4 (#40) 2.9 (#77)
Bradley-Terry 1.30 (#43) 1.30 (#42)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.86 (#44) 1.56 (#50)
RPI — —
Shooting & Four Factors MER GAST
FG% 44.3% 48.4%
3PT% 48.0% 33.3%
REB / G 33.0 58.0
OREB / G 7.0 22.0
AST / TO 2.20 0.80
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 54.1% 53.7%
TOV% 13.8% 18.0%
ORB% 20.6% 37.3%
FT Rate 27.9% 22.1%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 53.3% 39.9%
Opp TOV% 20.8% 19.0%
DRB% 76.5% 52.2%
Opp FT Rate 15.0% 41.4%

Game Analysis

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