Free Nelson Mandela! "Nelson Mandela" - The Specials
Northeast Conference · Mercyhurst Athletic Center · January 31, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread SFPA -1.5 Home covered
O/U 136.5 Under
Money MERC +105 / SFPA -125
Model Predictions
Spread Total MERC win
Actual MERC +4 120 Won
Massey MERC -1.2 (+2.8)
Massey Totals 141.2 (-21.2)
Bradley-Terry 67%
Weighted B-T 66%
Baseline Plus ML MERC -0.6 (+3.4) 136.3 (-16.3) 53%
Model 4 ML MERC -2.6 (+1.4) 134.8 (-14.8) 67%
Model 3 ML MERC -0.5 (+3.5) 137.4 (-17.4) 51%
Baseline ML MERC -0.4 (+3.6) 138.4 (-18.4) 48%

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 14, 2026 MERC 9479 SFPA
Feb 6, 2026 MERC 9889 SFPA
Jan 11, 2025 SFPA 7359 MERC

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings MERC SFPA
Overall 15-16 16-18
Conference 9-7 8-8
Home 11-2 10-4
Away 4-14 6-13
Neutral 0-0 0-1
Last 5 3-2 2-3
Streak W2 L1
Avg Pts For 65.8 68.0
Avg Pts Against 71.8 73.4
Massey -12.9 (#346) -10.9 (#327)
Bradley-Terry -1.62 (#309) -1.73 (#318)
W. Bradley-Terry -2.33 (#321) -2.30 (#320)
RPI 0.425 (#305) 0.437 (#281)
Shooting & Four Factors MERC SFPA
FG% 40.6% 43.3%
3PT% 34.5% 33.6%
REB / G 25.6 31.6
OREB / G 7.2 8.1
AST / TO 1.13 0.92
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 46.8% 50.3%
TOV% 16.9% 20.3%
ORB% 22.3% 24.3%
FT Rate 24.6% 17.0%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 55.6% 52.6%
Opp TOV% 20.7% 16.2%
DRB% 64.1% 68.0%
Opp FT Rate 27.8% 22.1%

Game Analysis

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