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Mid-American Conference · McGuirk Arena · January 21, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread BALL -1.5 Home covered
O/U 142.5 Under
Money CMU -105 / BALL -115
Model Predictions
Spread Total CMU win
Actual BALL +1 135 Lost
Massey CMU -0.8 (-1.8) — —
Massey Totals — 136.1 (-1.1) —
Bradley-Terry — — 72% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 72% ✗
Baseline Plus ML CMU -0.4 (-1.4) 137.8 (-2.8) 48% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ CMU -0.5 (-1.5) 136.9 (-1.9) 48% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML CMU -1.0 (-2.0) 137.1 (-2.1) 50% ✓
Baseline ML CMU -0.4 (-1.4) 137.8 (-2.8) 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

Mar 7, 2026 BALL 85 – 69 CMU
Mar 5, 2025 CMU 69 – 67 BALL
Jan 22, 2025 BALL 82 – 80 CMU
Feb 28, 2024 BALL 79 – 71 CMU
Jan 6, 2024 CMU 71 – 65 BALL

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings CMU BALL
Overall 10-21 12-19
Conference 6-12 7-11
Home 8-5 7-7
Away 1-15 4-11
Neutral 1-1 1-1
Last 5 1-4 1-4
Streak L2 W4
Avg Pts For 71.7 66.1
Avg Pts Against 77.7 71.4
Massey -11.6 (#327) -9.1 (#302)
Bradley-Terry -1.70 (#313) -2.09 (#335)
W. Bradley-Terry -2.25 (#317) -2.55 (#324)
RPI 0.439 (#285) 0.395 (#341)
Shooting & Four Factors CMU BALL
FG% 43.5% 40.2%
3PT% 28.7% 30.9%
REB / G 31.4 30.4
OREB / G 10.1 9.8
AST / TO 1.14 1.12
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 48.4% 46.5%
TOV% 17.7% 16.6%
ORB% 28.2% 27.1%
FT Rate 20.8% 24.1%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 55.8% 55.4%
Opp TOV% 16.3% 19.2%
DRB% 64.2% 66.9%
Opp FT Rate 29.5% 22.9%

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