He just grinned and shook my hand, "No" was all he said. "The Weight" - The Band
Northeast Conference · Merkert Gymnasium · February 14, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread STO -3.5 Home covered
O/U 137.5 Over
Money STO -175 / SFPA +150
Model Predictions
Spread Total STO win
Actual STO +5 153 Won
Massey STO -4.6 (+0.4) — —
Massey Totals — 140.7 (+12.3) —
Bradley-Terry — — 68% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 72% ✓
Baseline Plus ML STO -3.3 (+1.7) 135.1 (+17.9) 60% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ STO -4.1 (+0.9) 139.0 (+14.0) 64% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML STO -3.1 (+1.9) 135.6 (+17.4) 63% ✓
Baseline ML STO -3.0 (+2.0) 136.7 (+16.3) 59% ✓

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 27, 2026 STO 103 – 77 SFPA
Jan 19, 2026 SFPA 63 – 61 STO
Jan 5, 2025 STO 64 – 60 SFPA
Feb 24, 2024 STO 72 – 63 SFPA
Feb 10, 2024 SFPA 72 – 63 STO

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings STO SFPA
Overall 15-17 16-18
Conference 7-9 8-8
Home 11-3 10-4
Away 3-13 6-13
Neutral 1-1 0-1
Last 5 2-3 3-2
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 67.3 68.0
Avg Pts Against 70.9 73.4
Massey -8.8 (#302) -10.3 (#322)
Bradley-Terry -1.39 (#293) -1.59 (#309)
W. Bradley-Terry -1.70 (#289) -2.02 (#311)
RPI 0.431 (#302) 0.447 (#270)
Shooting & Four Factors STO SFPA
FG% 43.5% 44.0%
3PT% 36.0% 34.4%
REB / G 31.4 32.2
OREB / G 7.8 8.1
AST / TO 1.20 0.92
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 51.7% 51.3%
TOV% 18.4% 20.5%
ORB% 24.2% 24.6%
FT Rate 21.6% 18.1%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 50.3% 52.1%
Opp TOV% 17.0% 16.1%
DRB% 70.3% 69.6%
Opp FT Rate 25.1% 22.4%

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