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Mid-American Conference · University Arena (MI) · January 18, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread WMU -8.5 Away covered
O/U 153.5 Over
Money WMU -425 / BUF +320
Model Predictions
Spread Total WMU win
Actual BUF +9 161 Lost
Massey WMU -10.0 (-19.0) — —
Massey Totals — 151.5 (+9.5) —
Bradley-Terry — — 63% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 83% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML WMU -7.1 (-16.1) 147.9 (+13.1) 76% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ WMU -7.9 (-16.9) 151.3 (+9.7) 78% ✗
Baseline Plus ML WMU -7.9 (-16.9) 150.8 (+10.2) 78% ✗
Baseline ML WMU -6.8 (-15.8) 148.9 (+12.1) 74% ✗

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 20, 2025 BUF 88 – 71 WMU
Feb 19, 2025 WMU 97 – 64 BUF
Feb 24, 2024 WMU 91 – 72 BUF
Jan 6, 2024 WMU 82 – 77 BUF
Feb 4, 2023 BUF 85 – 76 WMU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings WMU BUF
Overall 12-20 9-22
Conference 9-9 4-14
Home 6-9 6-9
Away 6-10 3-13
Neutral 0-1 0-0
Last 5 1-4 0-5
Streak L1 L2
Avg Pts For 71.6 70.3
Avg Pts Against 77.0 81.6
Massey -5.7 (#266) -12.0 (#341)
Bradley-Terry -1.92 (#324) -1.77 (#315)
W. Bradley-Terry -2.08 (#309) -2.85 (#336)
RPI 0.435 (#285) 0.430 (#292)
Shooting & Four Factors WMU BUF
FG% 42.6% 41.9%
3PT% 26.5% 29.5%
REB / G 38.3 32.9
OREB / G 13.9 7.6
AST / TO 1.09 0.95
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 46.4% 48.3%
TOV% 15.6% 19.0%
ORB% 36.0% 21.1%
FT Rate 22.0% 22.6%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 54.9% 53.7%
Opp TOV% 14.6% 15.3%
DRB% 73.7% 67.3%
Opp FT Rate 23.8% 21.8%

Game Analysis

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