But anyone who ever had heart, they wouldn't turn around and break it. "Sweet Jane" - Lou Reed
Metro Conference · Yanitelli Center · January 3, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread MRST -2.5 Home covered
O/U 133.5 Under
Money SPU +114 / MRST -135
Model Predictions
Spread Total SPU win
Actual SPU +10 128 Won
Massey MRST -5.1 (+15.1) — —
Massey Totals — 128.8 (-0.8) —
Bradley-Terry — — 47% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 29% ✗
Baseline Plus ML MRST -3.6 (+13.6) 132.2 (-4.2) 38% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ MRST -3.1 (+13.1) 130.6 (-2.6) 41% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML MRST -4.4 (+14.4) 131.2 (-3.2) 34% ✗
Baseline ML MRST -4.2 (+14.2) 129.7 (-1.7) 32% ✗

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 1, 2026 SPU 63 – 56 MRST
Mar 2, 2025 SPU 57 – 52 MRST
Jan 17, 2025 MRST 56 – 51 SPU
Feb 25, 2024 SPU 69 – 60 MRST
Feb 4, 2024 MRST 63 – 52 SPU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings SPU MRST
Overall 17-12 19-12
Conference 14-6 12-8
Home 13-1 11-4
Away 4-10 7-7
Neutral 0-1 1-1
Last 5 3-2 3-2
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 69.2 68.9
Avg Pts Against 69.1 63.9
Massey -7.6 (#279) 1.3 (#149)
Bradley-Terry -0.92 (#247) -0.16 (#187)
W. Bradley-Terry -1.91 (#281) -0.31 (#182)
RPI 0.454 (#263) 0.496 (#185)
Shooting & Four Factors SPU MRST
FG% 38.2% 44.3%
3PT% 29.1% 31.5%
REB / G 33.5 36.5
OREB / G 12.8 10.4
AST / TO 1.05 1.22
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 44.5% 50.2%
TOV% 16.5% 18.5%
ORB% 33.0% 29.8%
FT Rate 23.8% 18.6%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 51.7% 44.5%
Opp TOV% 22.4% 21.2%
DRB% 63.9% 71.6%
Opp FT Rate 37.2% 27.1%

Game Analysis

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