Free Nelson Mandela! "Nelson Mandela" - The Specials
Atlantic Coast Conference · Watsco Center · March 5, 2021
Betting Lines
Spread MIA -3.5 Home covered
O/U 142.5 Over
Money MIA -163 / BC +175
Model Predictions
Spread Total MIA win
Actual MIA +4 156 Won
Massey MIA -2.2 (+1.8) — —
Massey Totals — 145.7 (+10.3) —
Bradley-Terry — — 67% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 62% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML MIA -2.4 (+1.6) 144.2 (+11.8) 64% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ MIA -1.1 (+2.9) 144.6 (+11.4) 63% ✓
Baseline Plus ML MIA -2.6 (+1.4) 144.3 (+11.7) 64% ✓
Baseline ML MIA -1.9 (+2.1) 143.7 (+12.3) 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 28, 2026 MIA 76 – 54 BC
Feb 7, 2026 MIA 74 – 68 BC
Jan 1, 2025 BC 78 – 68 MIA
Mar 12, 2024 BC 81 – 65 MIA
Mar 7, 2024 BC 67 – 57 MIA

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings MIA BC
Overall 10-17 4-16
Conference 4-15 2-11
Home 7-8 3-5
Away 1-8 0-7
Neutral 2-1 1-4
Last 5 0-5 1-4
Streak L1 L3
Avg Pts For 66.4 71.3
Avg Pts Against 71.0 79.5
Massey 0.3 (#161) 0.6 (#153)
Bradley-Terry -0.09 (#178) -0.38 (#205)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.07 (#175) -0.09 (#177)
RPI 0.458 (#245) 0.440 (#280)
Shooting & Four Factors MIA BC
FG% 41.8% 42.3%
3PT% 29.4% 33.7%
REB / G 35.3 33.2
OREB / G 9.7 9.2
AST / TO 0.86 0.86
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 46.7% 50.2%
TOV% 18.8% 18.7%
ORB% 27.1% 24.9%
FT Rate 22.2% 20.2%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 52.2% 55.4%
Opp TOV% 17.8% 18.9%
DRB% 73.8% 72.0%
Opp FT Rate 13.8% 20.7%

Game Analysis

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