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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 Tuned ML BUF -0.8 (-16.2) 146.1 (+12.9) 48% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ BUF -1.6 (-15.4) 144.6 (+14.4) 57% ✗
Baseline Plus ML BUF -1.9 (-15.1) 147.7 (+11.3) 46% ✓
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 97 – 64 BUF
Jan 18, 2025 BUF 85 – 76 WMU
Feb 24, 2024 WMU 91 – 72 BUF
Jan 6, 2024 WMU 82 – 77 BUF
Feb 4, 2023 BUF 85 – 76 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%

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