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Mid-American Conference · McGuirk Arena · January 22, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread CMU -4.5 Away covered
O/U 139.5 Over
Money CMU -185 / BALL +155
Model Predictions
Spread Total CMU win
Actual BALL +2 162 Lost
Massey CMU -6.0 (-8.0) — —
Massey Totals — 140.4 (+21.6) —
Bradley-Terry — — 84% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 90% ✗
Baseline Plus ML CMU -5.2 (-7.2) 142.0 (+20.0) 70% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ CMU -4.4 (-6.4) 140.8 (+21.2) 69% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML CMU -4.8 (-6.8) 141.3 (+20.7) 70% ✗
Baseline ML CMU -5.0 (-7.0) 142.4 (+19.6) 68% ✗

Predictions use only rating snapshots dated before tip-off. Parenthesised values are the signed error vs. the actual result. Model performance →

Last 5 Meetings

Mar 7, 2026 BALL 85 – 69 CMU
Jan 21, 2026 BALL 68 – 67 CMU
Mar 5, 2025 CMU 69 – 67 BALL
Feb 28, 2024 BALL 79 – 71 CMU
Jan 6, 2024 CMU 71 – 65 BALL

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings CMU BALL
Overall 14-17 14-17
Conference 7-11 7-11
Home 8-6 8-7
Away 6-10 4-9
Neutral 0-1 1-1
Last 5 2-3 2-3
Streak L1 L4
Avg Pts For 72.7 73.8
Avg Pts Against 74.4 75.2
Massey -3.3 (#220) -5.8 (#262)
Bradley-Terry -0.44 (#220) -1.42 (#297)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.49 (#207) -1.90 (#301)
RPI 0.501 (#181) 0.416 (#315)
Shooting & Four Factors CMU BALL
FG% 41.5% 45.1%
3PT% 28.8% 34.5%
REB / G 35.5 33.3
OREB / G 11.2 8.1
AST / TO 0.89 1.09
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 46.9% 51.8%
TOV% 19.9% 16.5%
ORB% 32.0% 24.4%
FT Rate 22.2% 32.4%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 53.4% 51.0%
Opp TOV% 17.5% 14.1%
DRB% 71.4% 70.7%
Opp FT Rate 23.1% 25.1%

Game Analysis

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