We need the funk. "Give Up the Funk" - Parliament
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 Plus ML WMU -7.9 (-16.9) 150.8 (+10.2) 78%
Model 4 ML WMU -7.9 (-16.9) 151.3 (+9.7) 78%
Model 3 ML WMU -7.1 (-16.1) 147.9 (+13.1) 76%
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 8871 WMU
Feb 19, 2025 WMU 9764 BUF
Feb 24, 2024 WMU 9172 BUF
Jan 6, 2024 WMU 8277 BUF
Feb 4, 2023 BUF 8576 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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