Hallelujah, here she comes. "Skateaway" - Dire Straits
Metro Conference · Yanitelli Center · January 31, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread SPU -5.5 Home covered
O/U 138.5 Under
Money SPU -278 / MSM +225
Model Predictions
Spread Total SPU win
Actual SPU +8 124 Won
Massey SPU -8.5 (-0.5) — —
Massey Totals — 139.5 (-15.5) —
Bradley-Terry — — 83% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 86% ✓
Baseline Plus ML SPU -7.5 (+0.5) 132.8 (-8.8) 76% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ SPU -7.1 (+0.9) 133.5 (-9.5) 77% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML SPU -7.1 (+0.9) 133.3 (-9.3) 76% ✓
Baseline ML SPU -6.5 (+1.5) 133.5 (-9.5) 73% ✓

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 10, 2026 MSM 70 – 65 SPU
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 SPU MSM
Overall 17-12 15-17
Conference 14-6 11-9
Home 13-1 8-5
Away 4-10 7-11
Neutral 0-1 0-1
Last 5 4-1 3-2
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 69.2 67.9
Avg Pts Against 69.1 71.0
Massey -4.3 (#236) -9.7 (#306)
Bradley-Terry -0.12 (#187) -1.18 (#276)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.41 (#203) -1.62 (#278)
RPI 0.497 (#187) 0.449 (#264)
Shooting & Four Factors SPU MSM
FG% 39.0% 43.2%
3PT% 28.9% 32.8%
REB / G 36.1 36.0
OREB / G 14.0 9.8
AST / TO 1.01 0.81
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 44.7% 50.4%
TOV% 17.7% 22.9%
ORB% 36.7% 29.6%
FT Rate 28.1% 23.6%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 48.1% 48.6%
Opp TOV% 20.7% 15.2%
DRB% 66.4% 70.6%
Opp FT Rate 35.1% 28.5%

Game Analysis

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