And I'm telling you son, well, it ain't no fun staring straight down a forty-four. "Gimme Three Steps" - Lynyrd Skynyrd
Metro Conference · McCann Arena · March 2, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread MRST -3.5 Away covered
O/U 123.5 Under
Money MRST -170 / SPU +145
Model Predictions
Spread Total MRST win
Actual SPU +5 109 Lost
Massey MRST -5.8 (-10.8) — —
Massey Totals — 119.2 (-10.2) —
Bradley-Terry — — 88% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 88% ✗
Baseline Plus ML MRST -5.3 (-10.3) 127.7 (-18.7) 62% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ MRST -3.4 (-8.4) 127.2 (-18.2) 54% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML MRST -4.7 (-9.7) 125.6 (-16.6) 66% ✗
Baseline ML MRST -4.8 (-9.8) 126.8 (-17.8) 65% ✗

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

Last 5 Meetings

Mar 1, 2026 SPU 63 – 56 MRST
Jan 3, 2026 SPU 69 – 59 MRST
Jan 17, 2025 MRST 56 – 51 SPU
Feb 25, 2024 SPU 69 – 60 MRST
Feb 4, 2024 MRST 63 – 52 SPU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings MRST SPU
Overall 20-10 12-16
Conference 13-7 7-13
Home 11-4 6-6
Away 9-5 6-10
Neutral 0-1 0-0
Last 5 4-1 3-2
Streak L5 W1
Avg Pts For 66.0 64.1
Avg Pts Against 64.5 66.3
Massey -4.4 (#237) -6.9 (#279)
Bradley-Terry 0.22 (#156) -1.23 (#283)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.26 (#190) -1.64 (#287)
RPI 0.522 (#136) 0.440 (#296)
Shooting & Four Factors MRST SPU
FG% 45.5% 38.9%
3PT% 33.3% 32.8%
REB / G 35.7 36.8
OREB / G 9.8 13.5
AST / TO 1.20 0.71
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 51.7% 45.3%
TOV% 18.4% 21.3%
ORB% 29.6% 38.0%
FT Rate 16.4% 24.8%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 46.6% 47.8%
Opp TOV% 16.2% 17.8%
DRB% 74.8% 68.8%
Opp FT Rate 23.9% 28.0%

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