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Mid-American Conference · McGuirk Arena · March 8, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread CMU -14.5 Away covered
O/U 144.5 Over
Money CMU -2500 / NIU +1100
Model Predictions
Spread Total CMU win
Actual NIU +2 164 Lost
Massey CMU -15.8 (-17.8)
Massey Totals 143.2 (+20.8)
Bradley-Terry 95%
Weighted B-T 97%
Efficiency Plus ML CMU -11.3 (-13.3) 145.7 (+18.3) 84%
Baseline Tuned ML CMU -12.4 (-14.4) 143.4 (+20.6) 87%
Baseline ML CMU -12.0 (-14.0) 144.7 (+19.3) 87%
Baseline Plus ML CMU -12.6 (-14.6) 146.4 (+17.6) 86%

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 14, 2026 CMU 8846 NIU
Dec 20, 2025 NIU 7473 CMU
Jan 18, 2025 CMU 7166 NIU
Mar 6, 2024 CMU 6963 NIU
Jan 31, 2024 CMU 8477 NIU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings CMU NIU
Overall 14-17 6-25
Conference 7-11 2-16
Home 8-6 5-10
Away 6-10 1-15
Neutral 0-1 0-0
Last 5 3-2 0-5
Streak L1 W1
Avg Pts For 72.7 67.4
Avg Pts Against 74.4 79.5
Massey -2.5 (#209) -15.0 (#354)
Bradley-Terry -0.78 (#242) -3.19 (#358)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.89 (#237) -3.56 (#357)
RPI 0.485 (#211) 0.371 (#360)
Shooting & Four Factors CMU NIU
FG% 44.6% 39.0%
3PT% 31.1% 32.5%
REB / G 35.0 30.8
OREB / G 10.8 6.4
AST / TO 1.05 1.05
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 49.9% 47.0%
TOV% 17.6% 15.8%
ORB% 31.9% 17.0%
FT Rate 25.3% 22.2%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 53.2% 53.5%
Opp TOV% 17.8% 16.5%
DRB% 71.4% 69.5%
Opp FT Rate 21.9% 30.7%

Game Analysis

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