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Eastern Michigan Eagles
67 – 68
FINAL Conference
Ohio Bobcats
Mid-American Conference · Gervin GameAbove Center · January 3, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread OHIO -2.5 Home covered
O/U 150.5 Under
Money EMU +124 / OHIO -148
Model Predictions
Spread Total EMU win
Actual OHIO +1 135 Lost
Massey EMU -4.7 (-5.7) — —
Massey Totals — 146.4 (-11.4) —
Bradley-Terry — — 66% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 58% ✗
Baseline Plus ML EMU -2.1 (-3.1) 144.5 (-9.5) 58% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ EMU -1.4 (-2.4) 146.8 (-11.8) 55% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML EMU -1.6 (-2.6) 141.5 (-6.5) 61% ✗
Baseline ML EMU -1.9 (-2.9) 143.1 (-8.1) 58% ✗

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 5, 2025 EMU 83 – 79 OHIO
Jan 21, 2025 EMU 94 – 87 OHIO
Jan 20, 2024 OHIO 85 – 67 EMU
Feb 1, 2023 EMU 90 – 79 OHIO
Feb 12, 2022 OHIO 74 – 56 EMU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings EMU OHIO
Overall 10-21 15-17
Conference 4-14 9-9
Home 7-7 10-6
Away 3-14 4-8
Neutral 0-0 1-3
Last 5 1-4 4-1
Streak L4 L4
Avg Pts For 70.2 76.7
Avg Pts Against 74.4 80.0
Massey -1.4 (#190) -2.3 (#202)
Bradley-Terry 0.09 (#164) 0.08 (#168)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.09 (#173) 0.30 (#153)
RPI 0.494 (#190) 0.519 (#131)
Shooting & Four Factors EMU OHIO
FG% 43.6% 44.4%
3PT% 33.8% 27.1%
REB / G 36.2 34.2
OREB / G 10.8 10.7
AST / TO 1.05 0.98
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 48.6% 49.5%
TOV% 17.4% 17.1%
ORB% 29.5% 29.4%
FT Rate 23.8% 25.8%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 50.7% 52.0%
Opp TOV% 16.4% 17.9%
DRB% 70.4% 66.0%
Opp FT Rate 21.9% 24.2%

Game Analysis

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