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Watsco Center · December 6, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread MIA -19.5 Home covered
O/U 145.5 Over
Money MIA -3600 / USM +1500
Model Predictions
Spread Total MIA win
Actual MIA +24 152 Won
Massey MIA -18.7 (+5.3)
Massey Totals 155.9 (-3.9)
Bradley-Terry 94%
Weighted B-T 97%
Efficiency Plus ML MIA -16.2 (+7.8) 144.1 (+7.9) 88%
Baseline Tuned ML MIA -17.4 (+6.6) 146.6 (+5.4) 88%
Baseline ML MIA -17.0 (+7.0) 147.5 (+4.5) 88%
Baseline Plus ML MIA -18.3 (+5.7) 146.2 (+5.8) 88%

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

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings MIA USM
Overall 26-9 19-16
Conference 13-5 9-9
Home 15-3 10-3
Away 8-2 4-11
Neutral 3-4 5-2
Last 5 4-1 3-2
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 81.5 73.9
Avg Pts Against 71.3 74.8
Massey 16.1 (#21) 2.3 (#136)
Bradley-Terry 1.87 (#55) 0.21 (#168)
W. Bradley-Terry 2.90 (#52) 0.56 (#156)
RPI 0.560 (#86) 0.506 (#171)
Shooting & Four Factors MIA USM
FG% 51.3% 47.5%
3PT% 37.1% 28.0%
REB / G 40.6 37.5
OREB / G 12.2 13.3
AST / TO 1.56 1.12
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 57.1% 51.4%
TOV% 16.7% 16.0%
ORB% 36.5% 38.8%
FT Rate 24.0% 29.1%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 45.4% 56.3%
Opp TOV% 20.3% 18.9%
DRB% 72.2% 73.6%
Opp FT Rate 21.1% 28.8%

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