Some is rich and some is poor and that's the way the world is / And I don't believe in lying back and saying how bad your life is. "Bankrobber" - The Clash
Maine Black Bears
51 – 56
FINAL Conference
Bryant Bulldogs
America East Conference · Skip Chappelle Court in Memorial Gymnasium · January 3, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread BRY -1.5 Away covered
O/U 125.5 Under
Money ME -108 / BRY -112
Model Predictions
Spread Total ME win
Actual BRY +5 107 Lost
Massey ME -0.7 (-5.7) — —
Massey Totals — 120.1 (-13.1) —
Bradley-Terry — — 48% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 47% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML BRY -1.4 (-3.6) 125.4 (-18.4) 43% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ BRY -0.5 (-4.5) 129.9 (-22.9) 41% ✓
Baseline Plus ML BRY -1.8 (-3.2) 127.9 (-20.9) 41% ✓
Baseline ML BRY -1.5 (-3.5) 127.6 (-20.6) 33% ✓

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 7, 2026 BRY 73 – 67 ME
Mar 15, 2025 BRY 79 – 59 ME
Mar 1, 2025 BRY 80 – 72 ME
Jan 4, 2025 BRY 81 – 55 ME
Mar 9, 2024 BRY 84 – 58 ME

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings ME BRY
Overall 8-24 9-22
Conference 6-10 5-11
Home 4-8 8-5
Away 4-14 1-17
Neutral 0-2 0-0
Last 5 1-4 1-4
Streak L3 L2
Avg Pts For 61.2 63.0
Avg Pts Against 68.5 73.3
Massey -13.0 (#337) -9.8 (#306)
Bradley-Terry -2.94 (#346) -2.21 (#331)
W. Bradley-Terry -3.78 (#344) -2.95 (#328)
RPI 0.385 (#345) 0.425 (#304)
Shooting & Four Factors ME BRY
FG% 43.3% 38.4%
3PT% 30.9% 28.9%
REB / G 28.1 32.2
OREB / G 7.9 9.0
AST / TO 0.69 0.79
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 48.8% 45.7%
TOV% 23.3% 22.3%
ORB% 24.5% 25.7%
FT Rate 20.9% 18.6%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 51.2% 51.7%
Opp TOV% 19.7% 14.7%
DRB% 61.6% 66.4%
Opp FT Rate 23.6% 20.1%

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