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Eastern Michigan Eagles
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FINAL MAC-SBC Challenge
Old Dominion Monarchs
Gervin GameAbove Center · February 8, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread EMU -1.5 Home covered
O/U 142.5 Over
Money EMU -125 / ODU +105
Model Predictions
Spread Total EMU win
Actual EMU +6 146 Won
Massey EMU -2.8 (+3.2)
Massey Totals 145.2 (+0.8)
Bradley-Terry 68%
Weighted B-T 62%
Baseline ML EMU -2.5 (+3.5) 142.8 (+3.2) 64%
Baseline Plus ML EMU -2.5 (+3.5) 143.7 (+2.3) 64%
Efficiency Plus ML EMU -1.5 (+4.5) 143.3 (+2.7) 59%
Baseline Tuned ML EMU -2.6 (+3.4) 141.7 (+4.3) 63%

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

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings EMU ODU
Overall 16-16 15-20
Conference 9-9 8-10
Home 9-5 7-9
Away 6-10 5-7
Neutral 1-1 3-4
Last 5 2-3 3-2
Streak L2 L1
Avg Pts For 73.3 67.4
Avg Pts Against 77.1 72.8
Massey -9.2 (#311) -8.8 (#306)
Bradley-Terry -0.72 (#235) -0.92 (#250)
W. Bradley-Terry -1.33 (#269) -1.17 (#251)
RPI 0.464 (#245) 0.448 (#268)
Shooting & Four Factors EMU ODU
FG% 44.6% 39.3%
3PT% 33.7% 27.5%
REB / G 31.9 38.6
OREB / G 9.7 14.6
AST / TO 0.95 0.95
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 51.1% 44.1%
TOV% 19.0% 17.1%
ORB% 28.1% 36.6%
FT Rate 23.9% 21.5%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 54.5% 51.0%
Opp TOV% 17.9% 15.3%
DRB% 68.3% 68.4%
Opp FT Rate 28.6% 24.4%

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