I'm gonna tell you how it's gonna be. "Not Fade Away"-The Rolling Stones
Mid-American Conference · Worthen Arena · January 7, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread BALL -1.5 Away covered
O/U 137.5 Under
Money BALL -120 / EMU +100
Model Predictions
Spread Total BALL win
Actual EMU +22 126 Lost
Massey EMU -4.4 (-17.6)
Massey Totals 130.0 (-4.0)
Bradley-Terry 13%
Weighted B-T 8%
Efficiency Plus ML EMU -3.3 (-18.7) 133.3 (-7.3) 31%
Baseline Tuned ML EMU -4.6 (-17.4) 131.5 (-5.5) 28%
Baseline ML EMU -4.1 (-17.9) 132.7 (-6.7) 29%
Baseline Plus ML EMU -4.3 (-17.7) 134.7 (-8.7) 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

Feb 12, 2025 BALL 8684 EMU
Feb 24, 2024 EMU 5856 BALL
Jan 17, 2024 BALL 7662 EMU
Feb 25, 2023 EMU 7568 BALL
Feb 3, 2023 BALL 9190 EMU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings BALL EMU
Overall 12-19 10-21
Conference 7-11 4-14
Home 7-7 7-7
Away 4-11 3-14
Neutral 1-1 0-0
Last 5 0-5 1-4
Streak W4 L4
Avg Pts For 66.1 70.2
Avg Pts Against 71.4 74.4
Massey -10.2 (#315) -1.9 (#194)
Bradley-Terry -2.76 (#344) -0.21 (#194)
W. Bradley-Terry -3.34 (#339) -0.18 (#184)
RPI 0.358 (#358) 0.475 (#215)
Shooting & Four Factors BALL EMU
FG% 39.5% 43.4%
3PT% 30.0% 34.4%
REB / G 31.7 36.3
OREB / G 10.7 10.9
AST / TO 1.11 1.04
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 45.6% 48.5%
TOV% 17.4% 17.4%
ORB% 28.4% 29.7%
FT Rate 21.9% 24.5%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 54.4% 50.6%
Opp TOV% 19.7% 16.7%
DRB% 66.5% 70.5%
Opp FT Rate 22.4% 21.7%

Game Analysis

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