He just grinned and shook my hand, "No" was all he said. "The Weight" - The Band
Metro Conference · Knott Arena · February 1, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread MSM -6.5 Home covered
O/U 147.5 Under
Money MSM -270 / MAN +220
Model Predictions
Spread Total MSM win
Actual MSM +7 137 Won
Massey MSM -6.3 (+0.7) — —
Massey Totals — 154.6 (-17.6) —
Bradley-Terry — — 71% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 77% ✓
Baseline Plus ML MSM -3.7 (+3.3) 144.8 (-7.8) 66% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ MSM -4.0 (+3.0) 145.0 (-8.0) 66% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML MSM -4.4 (+2.6) 144.2 (-7.2) 71% ✓
Baseline ML MSM -4.7 (+2.3) 144.3 (-7.3) 69% ✓

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 25, 2025 MAN 74 – 64 MSM
Jan 11, 2025 MSM 75 – 66 MAN
Feb 9, 2024 MSM 82 – 78 MAN
Dec 2, 2023 MAN 75 – 74 MSM
Mar 4, 2023 MSM 74 – 69 MAN

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings MSM MAN
Overall 15-17 12-20
Conference 11-9 8-12
Home 8-5 7-7
Away 7-11 3-12
Neutral 0-1 2-1
Last 5 3-2 1-4
Streak L1 L4
Avg Pts For 67.9 72.4
Avg Pts Against 71.0 79.6
Massey -9.7 (#305) -12.9 (#340)
Bradley-Terry -1.24 (#277) -1.62 (#305)
W. Bradley-Terry -1.66 (#277) -2.29 (#315)
RPI 0.446 (#271) 0.441 (#283)
Shooting & Four Factors MSM MAN
FG% 43.1% 42.1%
3PT% 32.5% 33.0%
REB / G 36.1 32.0
OREB / G 10.0 10.2
AST / TO 0.80 1.14
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 50.3% 48.1%
TOV% 23.1% 15.5%
ORB% 30.1% 28.0%
FT Rate 23.7% 27.1%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 48.4% 55.2%
Opp TOV% 15.2% 16.5%
DRB% 70.2% 61.9%
Opp FT Rate 28.3% 18.0%

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