The name is Big Daddy, yes big not little. "Ain't No Half Steppin'" - Big Daddy Kane
Mid-American Conference · Gervin GameAbove Center · February 17, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread EMU -4.5 Home covered
O/U 140.5 Under
Money EMU -205 / CMU +170
Model Predictions
Spread Total EMU win
Actual EMU +12 120 Won
Massey EMU -6.4 (+5.6)
Massey Totals 142.8 (-22.8)
Bradley-Terry 74%
Weighted B-T 75%
Efficiency Plus ML EMU -3.1 (+8.9) 144.2 (-24.2) 52%
Baseline Tuned ML EMU -2.9 (+9.1) 140.3 (-20.3) 63%
Baseline ML EMU -2.6 (+9.4) 142.5 (-22.5) 53%
Baseline Plus ML EMU -2.4 (+9.6) 142.9 (-22.9) 58%

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

Last 5 Meetings

Jan 28, 2026 CMU 10065 EMU
Feb 28, 2025 EMU 8473 CMU
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 10-21 10-21
Conference 4-14 6-12
Home 7-7 8-5
Away 3-14 1-15
Neutral 0-0 1-1
Last 5 0-5 3-2
Streak L4 L2
Avg Pts For 70.2 71.7
Avg Pts Against 74.4 77.7
Massey -3.8 (#222) -7.2 (#280)
Bradley-Terry -0.97 (#255) -1.49 (#299)
W. Bradley-Terry -1.09 (#244) -1.63 (#285)
RPI 0.443 (#285) 0.438 (#299)
Shooting & Four Factors EMU CMU
FG% 44.6% 45.9%
3PT% 33.3% 33.6%
REB / G 34.8 32.0
OREB / G 9.9 9.8
AST / TO 1.05 1.20
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 50.0% 51.6%
TOV% 17.3% 17.8%
ORB% 28.3% 28.9%
FT Rate 21.0% 21.3%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 50.3% 53.8%
Opp TOV% 16.1% 16.4%
DRB% 70.3% 65.6%
Opp FT Rate 26.0% 28.1%

Game Analysis

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