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Massachusetts Minutemen
82 86 OT
FINAL Conference
Buffalo Bulls
Mid-American Conference · Mullins Center · February 21, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread MASS -7.5 Away covered
O/U 151.5 Over
Money MASS -360 / BUF +285
Model Predictions
Spread Total MASS win
Actual BUF +4 168 Lost
Massey MASS -4.0 (-8.0)
Massey Totals 162.5 (+5.5)
Bradley-Terry 64%
Weighted B-T 63%
Efficiency Plus ML MASS -4.4 (-8.4) 150.9 (+17.1) 74%
Baseline Tuned ML MASS -3.4 (-7.4) 153.3 (+14.7) 66%
Baseline ML MASS -3.5 (-7.5) 154.5 (+13.5) 68%
Baseline Plus ML MASS -2.9 (-6.9) 154.6 (+13.4) 66%

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 24, 2026 MASS 6867 BUF

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings MASS BUF
Overall 17-16 17-15
Conference 7-11 7-11
Home 11-5 7-8
Away 2-8 8-6
Neutral 4-3 2-1
Last 5 2-3 1-4
Streak L1 L2
Avg Pts For 79.9 77.5
Avg Pts Against 78.8 77.0
Massey -0.7 (#176) -1.8 (#194)
Bradley-Terry -0.08 (#168) -0.17 (#184)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.14 (#173) -0.10 (#170)
RPI 0.500 (#183) 0.503 (#171)
Shooting & Four Factors MASS BUF
FG% 47.0% 46.9%
3PT% 36.8% 38.1%
REB / G 36.2 31.6
OREB / G 11.5 9.0
AST / TO 1.30 1.28
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 53.5% 55.6%
TOV% 17.9% 16.3%
ORB% 32.6% 27.5%
FT Rate 25.3% 30.1%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 52.9% 54.3%
Opp TOV% 17.6% 17.9%
DRB% 73.9% 69.1%
Opp FT Rate 33.6% 22.9%

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