The black queen chants the funeral march, the cracked brass bells will ring / To summon back the fire witch to the court of the crimson king "The Court of the Crimson King" - King Crimson
Mid-American Conference · McGuirk Arena · February 26, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread CMU -13.5 Away covered
O/U 153.5 Under
Money CMU -1400 / BUF +750
Model Predictions
Spread Total CMU win
Actual CMU +4 142 Won
Massey CMU -15.8 (-11.8) — —
Massey Totals — 148.4 (-6.4) —
Bradley-Terry — — 83% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 92% ✓
Baseline Plus ML CMU -13.6 (-9.6) 148.6 (-6.6) 87% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ CMU -12.4 (-8.4) 148.4 (-6.4) 87% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML CMU -12.1 (-8.1) 147.9 (-5.9) 87% ✓
Baseline ML CMU -12.8 (-8.8) 149.6 (-7.6) 87% ✓

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 CMU 75 – 70 BUF
Jan 29, 2025 BUF 75 – 69 CMU
Jan 3, 2024 BUF 76 – 64 CMU
Feb 22, 2023 BUF 63 – 35 CMU
Jan 14, 2023 CMU 87 – 78 BUF

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings CMU BUF
Overall 14-17 9-22
Conference 7-11 4-14
Home 8-6 6-9
Away 6-10 3-13
Neutral 0-1 0-0
Last 5 2-3 1-4
Streak L1 L2
Avg Pts For 72.7 70.3
Avg Pts Against 74.4 81.6
Massey -1.6 (#190) -14.2 (#351)
Bradley-Terry -0.89 (#253) -1.96 (#328)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.92 (#240) -2.74 (#338)
RPI 0.474 (#232) 0.416 (#325)
Shooting & Four Factors CMU BUF
FG% 44.3% 41.6%
3PT% 31.3% 29.5%
REB / G 35.3 33.8
OREB / G 11.0 8.8
AST / TO 1.06 0.92
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 49.8% 48.1%
TOV% 17.8% 19.4%
ORB% 32.3% 23.8%
FT Rate 25.6% 24.0%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 53.5% 53.8%
Opp TOV% 17.7% 16.4%
DRB% 72.0% 68.4%
Opp FT Rate 22.2% 23.3%

Game Analysis

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