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Mid-American Conference · University Arena (MI) · December 20, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread BUF -2.5 Away covered
O/U 150.5 Over
Money WMU +114 / BUF -135
Model Predictions
Spread Total WMU win
Actual BUF +17 159 Lost
Massey BUF -2.3 (-14.7)
Massey Totals 155.0 (+4.0)
Bradley-Terry 33%
Weighted B-T 23%
Baseline Plus ML BUF -1.9 (-15.1) 147.7 (+11.3) 46%
Model 4 ML BUF -1.6 (-15.4) 144.6 (+14.4) 57%
Model 3 ML BUF -0.8 (-16.2) 146.1 (+12.9) 48%
Baseline ML BUF -1.1 (-15.9) 147.4 (+11.6) 48%

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 19, 2025 WMU 9764 BUF
Jan 18, 2025 BUF 8576 WMU
Feb 24, 2024 WMU 9172 BUF
Jan 6, 2024 WMU 8277 BUF
Feb 4, 2023 BUF 8576 WMU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings WMU BUF
Overall 10-21 17-15
Conference 4-14 7-11
Home 7-8 7-8
Away 3-13 8-6
Neutral 0-0 2-1
Last 5 3-2 3-2
Streak L3 L2
Avg Pts For 73.9 77.5
Avg Pts Against 80.1 77.0
Massey -6.4 (#271) 0.3 (#165)
Bradley-Terry -0.38 (#208) 1.12 (#98)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.76 (#215) 1.31 (#109)
RPI 0.480 (#212) 0.568 (#75)
Shooting & Four Factors WMU BUF
FG% 44.6% 46.6%
3PT% 34.0% 38.0%
REB / G 37.4 30.9
OREB / G 10.3 8.9
AST / TO 0.98 1.17
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 50.5% 55.1%
TOV% 19.5% 15.8%
ORB% 29.9% 28.3%
FT Rate 22.7% 37.7%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 52.5% 52.1%
Opp TOV% 13.8% 18.5%
DRB% 71.9% 67.9%
Opp FT Rate 25.9% 24.6%

Game Analysis

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