In North Carolina way back in the hills, there lived my pappy and he had him a still. "White Lightning" - The Big Bopper
Mid-American Conference · Gervin GameAbove Center · December 5, 2020
Betting Lines
Spread TOL -2.5 Away covered
O/U 137.5 Over
Money EMU +120 / TOL -140
Model Predictions
Spread Total EMU win
Actual TOL +17 165 Lost
Massey EMU -1.9 (-18.9) — —
Massey Totals — 142.1 (+22.9) —
Bradley-Terry — — 84% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 84% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML TOL -1.6 (-15.4) 141.1 (+23.9) 47% ✓
Baseline Plus ML TOL -2.5 (-14.5) 144.5 (+20.5) 38% ✓
Baseline ML TOL -4.3 (-12.7) 140.0 (+25.0) 36% ✓

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 21, 2026 TOL 94 – 75 EMU
Feb 15, 2025 EMU 80 – 73 TOL
Jan 8, 2025 TOL 90 – 87 EMU
Feb 7, 2024 TOL 91 – 87 EMU
Feb 12, 2023 TOL 70 – 63 EMU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings EMU TOL
Overall 6-12 21-9
Conference 3-11 15-4
Home 5-4 12-1
Away 1-8 7-5
Neutral 0-0 2-3
Last 5 0-1 2-2
Streak W1 L2
Avg Pts For 67.4 81.1
Avg Pts Against 80.4 72.6
Massey -1.4 (#164) 6.1 (#55)
Bradley-Terry -0.14 (#150) -0.02 (#145)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.15 (#147) 0.35 (#123)
RPI 0.750 (#11) 0.506 (#118)
Shooting & Four Factors EMU TOL
FG% 40.6% 38.1%
3PT% 19.0% 42.5%
REB / G 29.0 40.0
OREB / G 10.0 12.5
AST / TO 1.56 1.43
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 43.8% 47.3%
TOV% 12.7% 16.9%
ORB% 25.6% 31.6%
FT Rate 17.2% 20.9%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 65.5% 43.7%
Opp TOV% 24.8% 19.7%
DRB% 70.4% 69.6%
Opp FT Rate 20.0% 18.1%

Game Analysis

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