I had 'em all out there steppin' and fetchin' like their heads were on fire and their asses was catchin'. "The Ballad of Uneasy Rider" - Charlie Daniels
Mid-American Conference · Gervin GameAbove Center · February 28, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread CMU -2.5 Home covered
O/U 147.5 Over
Money EMU +125 / CMU -145
Model Predictions
Spread Total EMU win
Actual EMU +11 157 Won
Massey CMU -3.2 (+14.2)
Massey Totals 146.5 (+10.5)
Bradley-Terry 68%
Weighted B-T 60%
Efficiency Plus ML CMU -3.4 (+14.4) 144.5 (+12.5) 46%
Baseline Tuned ML CMU -0.8 (+11.8) 145.9 (+11.1) 48%
Baseline ML CMU -1.9 (+12.9) 147.3 (+9.7) 51%
Baseline Plus ML CMU -1.7 (+12.7) 146.1 (+10.9) 53%

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 17, 2026 EMU 6654 CMU
Jan 28, 2026 CMU 10065 EMU
Jan 15, 2025 CMU 8263 EMU
Mar 9, 2024 CMU 6562 EMU
Jan 10, 2024 CMU 8064 EMU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings EMU CMU
Overall 16-16 14-17
Conference 9-9 7-11
Home 9-5 8-6
Away 6-10 6-10
Neutral 1-1 0-1
Last 5 3-2 2-3
Streak L2 L1
Avg Pts For 73.3 72.7
Avg Pts Against 77.1 74.4
Massey -8.5 (#302) -2.1 (#200)
Bradley-Terry -0.66 (#229) -0.86 (#247)
W. Bradley-Terry -1.13 (#251) -0.90 (#238)
RPI 0.471 (#237) 0.477 (#221)
Shooting & Four Factors EMU CMU
FG% 45.5% 44.5%
3PT% 34.1% 31.7%
REB / G 32.0 35.2
OREB / G 9.8 11.0
AST / TO 0.97 1.05
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 52.0% 49.9%
TOV% 18.8% 17.9%
ORB% 29.3% 32.2%
FT Rate 24.5% 25.3%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 54.0% 53.2%
Opp TOV% 17.9% 17.8%
DRB% 68.7% 71.5%
Opp FT Rate 28.0% 21.7%

Game Analysis

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