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Mid-American Conference · University Arena (MI) · January 12, 2021
Betting Lines
Spread BUF -8.5 Away covered
O/U 150.5 Over
Money WMU +350 / BUF -400
Model Predictions
Spread Total WMU win
Actual BUF +16 154 Lost
Massey BUF -11.7 (-4.3) — —
Massey Totals — 146.5 (+7.5) —
Bradley-Terry — — 6% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 5% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML BUF -9.3 (-6.7) 144.8 (+9.2) 20% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ BUF -10.8 (-5.2) 146.4 (+7.6) 18% ✓
Baseline Plus ML BUF -10.7 (-5.3) 146.9 (+7.1) 18% ✓
Baseline ML BUF -10.0 (-6.0) 145.1 (+8.9) 17% ✓

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
Jan 18, 2025 BUF 85 – 76 WMU
Feb 24, 2024 WMU 91 – 72 BUF
Jan 6, 2024 WMU 82 – 77 BUF

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings WMU BUF
Overall 5-16 16-9
Conference 4-12 12-5
Home 2-9 8-3
Away 3-7 5-3
Neutral 0-0 3-3
Last 5 1-4 3-2
Streak L1 L2
Avg Pts For 63.1 81.4
Avg Pts Against 73.5 72.9
Massey -7.3 (#283) 7.1 (#77)
Bradley-Terry -2.77 (#327) 0.43 (#139)
W. Bradley-Terry -2.85 (#306) 0.56 (#138)
RPI 0.343 (#335) 0.564 (#83)
Shooting & Four Factors WMU BUF
FG% 42.4% 46.1%
3PT% 31.1% 34.0%
REB / G 33.5 44.7
OREB / G 8.8 14.6
AST / TO 0.76 1.13
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 48.2% 51.5%
TOV% 21.3% 18.5%
ORB% 26.4% 35.3%
FT Rate 17.5% 18.0%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 49.5% 45.7%
Opp TOV% 15.3% 16.4%
DRB% 70.0% 75.1%
Opp FT Rate 18.3% 29.0%

Game Analysis

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