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Mid-American Conference · Gervin GameAbove Center · January 25, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread EMU -5.5 Home covered
O/U 151.5 Over
Money EMU -250 / BUF +210
Model Predictions
Spread Total EMU win
Actual EMU +13 167 Won
Massey EMU -7.1 (+5.9) — —
Massey Totals — 154.0 (+13.0) —
Bradley-Terry — — 85% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 89% ✓
Baseline Plus ML EMU -6.0 (+7.0) 153.3 (+13.7) 76% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ EMU -6.6 (+6.4) 151.0 (+16.0) 79% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML EMU -5.3 (+7.7) 149.8 (+17.2) 73% ✓
Baseline ML EMU -5.7 (+7.3) 150.5 (+16.5) 76% ✓

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 3, 2026 BUF 72 – 67 EMU
Feb 21, 2024 BUF 78 – 69 EMU
Jan 27, 2024 EMU 75 – 65 BUF
Feb 8, 2023 BUF 102 – 97 EMU
Feb 17, 2022 BUF 83 – 69 EMU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings EMU BUF
Overall 16-16 9-22
Conference 9-9 4-14
Home 9-5 6-9
Away 6-10 3-13
Neutral 1-1 0-0
Last 5 2-3 1-4
Streak L2 L2
Avg Pts For 73.3 70.3
Avg Pts Against 77.1 81.6
Massey -8.7 (#307) -12.5 (#341)
Bradley-Terry -0.44 (#218) -1.58 (#308)
W. Bradley-Terry -1.00 (#240) -2.35 (#319)
RPI 0.473 (#227) 0.436 (#285)
Shooting & Four Factors EMU BUF
FG% 45.5% 41.5%
3PT% 34.9% 30.5%
REB / G 31.6 33.1
OREB / G 9.4 7.7
AST / TO 0.94 0.97
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 52.4% 48.3%
TOV% 19.2% 18.7%
ORB% 27.6% 20.6%
FT Rate 23.4% 21.5%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 55.3% 54.2%
Opp TOV% 17.4% 16.0%
DRB% 69.5% 68.5%
Opp FT Rate 29.0% 20.8%

Game Analysis

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