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Metro Conference · Draddy Gymnasium · January 18, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread MAN -1.5 Home covered
O/U 143.5 Under
Money MAN -130 / NIA +110
Model Predictions
Spread Total MAN win
Actual MAN +7 137 Won
Massey MAN -5.2 (+1.8) — —
Massey Totals — 152.9 (-15.9) —
Bradley-Terry — — 77% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 78% ✓
Baseline Plus ML MAN -3.4 (+3.6) 145.9 (-8.9) 67% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ MAN -3.2 (+3.8) 144.7 (-7.7) 62% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML MAN -3.1 (+3.9) 145.6 (-8.6) 65% ✓
Baseline ML MAN -3.4 (+3.6) 145.7 (-8.7) 64% ✓

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 13, 2026 MAN 76 – 69 NIA
Jan 11, 2026 MAN 79 – 70 NIA
Mar 2, 2025 MAN 85 – 70 NIA
Jan 28, 2024 MAN 84 – 78 NIA
Jan 6, 2024 NIA 81 – 67 MAN

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings MAN NIA
Overall 17-14 11-20
Conference 12-8 6-14
Home 9-5 6-7
Away 8-7 3-13
Neutral 0-2 2-0
Last 5 2-3 2-3
Streak L2 L1
Avg Pts For 75.9 67.4
Avg Pts Against 75.2 71.6
Massey -6.3 (#272) -7.8 (#297)
Bradley-Terry -0.70 (#232) -1.24 (#284)
W. Bradley-Terry -1.38 (#270) -1.83 (#301)
RPI 0.460 (#241) 0.430 (#296)
Shooting & Four Factors MAN NIA
FG% 43.2% 43.3%
3PT% 34.3% 34.5%
REB / G 35.9 31.1
OREB / G 11.3 7.3
AST / TO 1.21 1.00
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 50.2% 51.2%
TOV% 17.1% 18.3%
ORB% 30.8% 22.7%
FT Rate 21.9% 21.1%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 51.5% 52.1%
Opp TOV% 14.9% 16.7%
DRB% 67.3% 72.7%
Opp FT Rate 20.8% 22.5%

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