The tide is high, but I'm holding on. "The Tide is High" - Blondie
Denver Pioneers
76 – 80
FINAL Conference
Omaha Mavericks
Summit League · Hamilton Gymnasium · February 26, 2021
Betting Lines
Spread DEN -1.5 Away covered
O/U 146.5 Over
Money DEN +100 / OMA +110
Model Predictions
Spread Total DEN win
Actual OMA +4 156 Lost
Massey OMA -1.2 (-2.8) — —
Massey Totals — 151.1 (+4.9) —
Bradley-Terry — — 32% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 35% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML OMA -0.3 (-3.7) 144.5 (+11.5) 43% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ OMA -1.2 (-2.8) 144.9 (+11.1) 34% ✓
Baseline Plus ML OMA -0.8 (-3.2) 147.5 (+8.5) 37% ✓
Baseline ML OMA -0.7 (-3.3) 144.2 (+11.8) 38% ✓

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 15, 2026 OMA 83 – 76 DEN
Jan 31, 2026 OMA 84 – 82 DEN
Feb 2, 2025 OMA 78 – 69 DEN
Jan 16, 2025 OMA 80 – 62 DEN
Mar 12, 2024 DEN 66 – 63 OMA

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings DEN OMA
Overall 2-19 5-20
Conference 1-13 3-11
Home 2-10 1-5
Away 0-9 3-12
Neutral 0-0 1-3
Last 5 1-4 1-4
Streak L6 L1
Avg Pts For 69.2 67.3
Avg Pts Against 79.8 78.0
Massey -14.6 (#337) -11.0 (#319)
Bradley-Terry -3.89 (#346) -2.74 (#336)
W. Bradley-Terry -4.75 (#343) -3.65 (#336)
RPI 0.329 (#349) 0.409 (#315)
Shooting & Four Factors DEN OMA
FG% 43.9% 41.6%
3PT% 34.3% 32.8%
REB / G 29.3 34.0
OREB / G 7.1 8.6
AST / TO 0.75 0.72
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 49.8% 45.7%
TOV% 21.4% 18.2%
ORB% 21.3% 23.0%
FT Rate 25.3% 19.2%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 56.3% 53.6%
Opp TOV% 19.2% 17.1%
DRB% 73.8% 72.9%
Opp FT Rate 32.8% 23.2%

Game Analysis

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