I love it when you call me Big Poppa "Big Poppa" - Notorious B.I.G.
Patriot League · Kirby Sports Center · January 8, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread BU -1.5 Away covered
O/U 142.5 Over
Money LAF -102 / BU -118
Model Predictions
Spread Total LAF win
Actual BU +16 150 Lost
Massey LAF -0.4 (-16.4)
Massey Totals 151.0 (-1.0)
Bradley-Terry 44%
Weighted B-T 62%
Baseline Plus ML LAF -1.0 (-17.0) 143.9 (+6.1) 54%
Model 4 ML LAF -0.9 (-16.9) 143.6 (+6.4) 49%
Model 3 ML LAF -0.5 (-16.5) 143.6 (+6.4) 49%
Baseline ML LAF -0.3 (-16.3) 146.3 (+3.7) 44%

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

Last 5 Meetings

Jan 21, 2026 BU 7773 LAF
Mar 1, 2025 BU 6664 LAF
Jan 3, 2025 LAF 6046 BU
Jan 27, 2024 BU 6248 LAF
Jan 6, 2024 LAF 5951 BU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings LAF BU
Overall 11-21 17-17
Conference 8-10 10-8
Home 6-10 10-5
Away 5-11 6-12
Neutral 0-0 1-0
Last 5 1-4 1-4
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 69.1 74.6
Avg Pts Against 75.4 74.5
Massey -10.2 (#314) -6.9 (#272)
Bradley-Terry -2.74 (#346) -1.87 (#313)
W. Bradley-Terry -3.35 (#339) -3.12 (#334)
RPI 0.355 (#359) 0.403 (#334)
Shooting & Four Factors LAF BU
FG% 42.9% 46.7%
3PT% 36.6% 37.1%
REB / G 32.5 30.8
OREB / G 9.3 9.3
AST / TO 1.13 1.17
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 50.1% 55.2%
TOV% 16.9% 18.2%
ORB% 26.4% 29.3%
FT Rate 23.0% 20.5%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 53.1% 56.7%
Opp TOV% 14.1% 15.1%
DRB% 67.3% 70.0%
Opp FT Rate 24.2% 27.4%

Game Analysis

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