This will be our year, took a long time to come "This Will Be Our Year" - The Zombies
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% ✓
Baseline Plus ML CMU -1.7 (+12.7) 146.1 (+10.9) 53% ✓
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% ✓

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 66 – 54 CMU
Jan 28, 2026 CMU 100 – 65 EMU
Jan 15, 2025 CMU 82 – 63 EMU
Mar 9, 2024 CMU 65 – 62 EMU
Jan 10, 2024 CMU 80 – 64 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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