Funky Claude was running in and out / pulling kids out the ground "Smoke On the Water" - Deep Purple
Metro Conference · William H. Pitt Center · December 29, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread SHU -1.5 Away covered
O/U 144.5 Over
Money SHU -125 / MRMK +105
Model Predictions
Spread Total SHU win
Actual MRMK +8 152 Lost
Massey SHU -3.9 (-11.9) — —
Massey Totals — 142.3 (+9.7) —
Bradley-Terry — — 50% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 48% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML SHU -1.4 (-9.4) 135.8 (+16.2) 56% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ SHU -3.0 (-11.0) 137.8 (+14.2) 60% ✗
Baseline Plus ML SHU -1.5 (-9.5) 135.7 (+16.3) 56% ✗
Baseline ML SHU -1.8 (-9.8) 135.7 (+16.3) 57% ✗

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

Last 5 Meetings

Mar 6, 2026 MRMK 70 – 48 SHU
Feb 1, 2026 MRMK 75 – 58 SHU
Mar 13, 2025 MRMK 66 – 62 SHU
Feb 22, 2025 SHU 60 – 59 MRMK
Jan 10, 2025 MRMK 66 – 65 SHU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings SHU MRMK
Overall 14-19 23-11
Conference 9-11 17-3
Home 8-5 11-0
Away 5-13 9-8
Neutral 1-1 3-3
Last 5 2-3 4-1
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 74.3 68.5
Avg Pts Against 77.6 66.5
Massey -7.4 (#285) -7.2 (#279)
Bradley-Terry -1.15 (#263) -0.48 (#222)
W. Bradley-Terry -1.71 (#272) -0.89 (#230)
RPI 0.446 (#274) 0.455 (#256)
Shooting & Four Factors SHU MRMK
FG% 41.7% 38.5%
3PT% 34.4% 30.1%
REB / G 34.5 27.6
OREB / G 11.4 8.5
AST / TO 1.01 1.15
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 50.5% 45.8%
TOV% 19.6% 15.3%
ORB% 31.2% 23.9%
FT Rate 20.5% 27.0%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 54.9% 49.9%
Opp TOV% 17.9% 19.8%
DRB% 65.8% 57.1%
Opp FT Rate 21.1% 30.0%

Game Analysis

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