He just grinned and shook my hand, "No" was all he said. "The Weight" - The Band
Metro Conference · Gallagher Center · January 19, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread MSM -3.5 Away covered
O/U 131.5 Under
Money NIA +150 / MSM -180
Model Predictions
Spread Total NIA win
Actual MSM +10 126 Lost
Massey MSM -2.6 (-7.4) — —
Massey Totals — 135.2 (-9.2) —
Bradley-Terry — — 37% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 32% ✓
Baseline Plus ML MSM -1.4 (-8.6) 131.6 (-5.6) 43% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ MSM -3.9 (-6.1) 129.1 (-3.1) 31% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML MSM -2.5 (-7.5) 130.5 (-4.5) 39% ✓
Baseline ML MSM -2.4 (-7.6) 131.8 (-5.8) 40% ✓

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 21, 2026 MSM 76 – 63 NIA
Feb 14, 2025 MSM 84 – 83 NIA
Jan 5, 2025 MSM 68 – 62 NIA
Mar 3, 2024 MSM 91 – 72 NIA
Jan 21, 2024 NIA 82 – 71 MSM

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings NIA MSM
Overall 8-22 15-17
Conference 5-15 11-9
Home 6-7 8-5
Away 2-14 7-11
Neutral 0-1 0-1
Last 5 2-3 2-3
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 63.3 67.9
Avg Pts Against 71.7 71.0
Massey -15.4 (#352) -9.4 (#303)
Bradley-Terry -2.31 (#339) -1.22 (#278)
W. Bradley-Terry -3.07 (#339) -1.70 (#280)
RPI 0.405 (#333) 0.453 (#256)
Shooting & Four Factors NIA MSM
FG% 42.0% 42.8%
3PT% 31.2% 32.1%
REB / G 27.4 36.2
OREB / G 7.5 10.1
AST / TO 1.15 0.81
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 48.3% 49.9%
TOV% 17.6% 23.4%
ORB% 23.1% 30.0%
FT Rate 19.8% 22.7%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 54.0% 49.5%
Opp TOV% 17.2% 15.2%
DRB% 64.2% 71.7%
Opp FT Rate 29.2% 30.1%

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