And then my good friend Shaggy says "Come spend some time, family" "44/876" -- Shaggy & Sting
Metro Conference · Knott Arena · January 10, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread SPU -1.5 Home covered
O/U 141.5 Under
Money MSM +105 / SPU -125
Model Predictions
Spread Total MSM win
Actual MSM +5 135 Won
Massey SPU -1.1 (+6.1) — —
Massey Totals — 141.6 (-6.6) —
Bradley-Terry — — 36% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 36% ✗
Baseline Plus ML SPU -2.4 (+7.4) 138.6 (-3.6) 31% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ SPU -1.2 (+6.2) 137.6 (-2.6) 39% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML SPU -2.0 (+7.0) 136.6 (-1.6) 42% ✗
Baseline ML SPU -1.4 (+6.4) 136.6 (-1.6) 35% ✗

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 31, 2026 SPU 66 – 58 MSM
Feb 22, 2025 MSM 69 – 58 SPU
Feb 2, 2025 MSM 79 – 64 SPU
Feb 24, 2024 SPU 70 – 65 MSM
Jan 7, 2024 SPU 70 – 64 MSM

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings MSM SPU
Overall 15-17 17-12
Conference 11-9 14-6
Home 8-5 13-1
Away 7-11 4-10
Neutral 0-1 0-1
Last 5 2-3 4-1
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 67.9 69.2
Avg Pts Against 71.0 69.1
Massey -10.3 (#313) -5.6 (#248)
Bradley-Terry -1.68 (#304) -0.47 (#215)
W. Bradley-Terry -2.31 (#308) -1.06 (#240)
RPI 0.421 (#306) 0.488 (#196)
Shooting & Four Factors MSM SPU
FG% 43.1% 38.1%
3PT% 32.3% 28.6%
REB / G 35.6 34.5
OREB / G 9.9 12.9
AST / TO 0.84 1.02
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 50.3% 44.2%
TOV% 23.6% 16.6%
ORB% 29.3% 33.2%
FT Rate 20.6% 25.1%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 50.5% 50.0%
Opp TOV% 15.2% 21.9%
DRB% 72.2% 65.3%
Opp FT Rate 31.4% 37.1%

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