We're only making plans for Nigel. "Making Plans for Nigel" - XTC
Patriot League · Bender Arena · February 5, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread AMER -7.5 Away covered
O/U 141.5 Under
Money AMER -355 / BUCK +280
Model Predictions
Spread Total AMER win
Actual BUCK +1 119 Lost
Massey AMER -9.7 (-10.7)
Massey Totals 143.9 (-24.9)
Bradley-Terry 84%
Weighted B-T 87%
Baseline Plus ML AMER -8.8 (-9.8) 141.1 (-22.1) 81%
Model 4 ML AMER -7.8 (-8.8) 140.2 (-21.2) 78%
Model 3 ML AMER -8.2 (-9.2) 140.1 (-21.1) 80%
Baseline ML AMER -8.5 (-9.5) 141.5 (-22.5) 79%

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 19, 2026 AMER 7557 BUCK
Feb 6, 2025 BUCK 7149 AMER
Jan 11, 2025 AMER 6858 BUCK
Mar 8, 2024 BUCK 8057 AMER
Feb 3, 2024 AMER 7566 BUCK

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings AMER BUCK
Overall 16-16 10-23
Conference 9-9 6-12
Home 11-6 6-8
Away 5-10 4-13
Neutral 0-0 0-2
Last 5 3-2 1-4
Streak L3 L1
Avg Pts For 72.0 67.4
Avg Pts Against 72.7 76.3
Massey -5.0 (#242) -11.6 (#327)
Bradley-Terry -0.81 (#238) -1.97 (#329)
W. Bradley-Terry -1.08 (#243) -2.37 (#321)
RPI 0.481 (#216) 0.419 (#317)
Shooting & Four Factors AMER BUCK
FG% 44.0% 41.6%
3PT% 32.8% 31.9%
REB / G 30.6 31.4
OREB / G 8.7 9.4
AST / TO 1.14 1.00
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 51.4% 48.5%
TOV% 16.5% 19.2%
ORB% 25.6% 27.2%
FT Rate 21.7% 24.4%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 53.0% 56.1%
Opp TOV% 19.1% 17.9%
DRB% 68.7% 69.3%
Opp FT Rate 31.8% 27.1%

Game Analysis

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