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Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference · Smith-Hammond-Middleton Memorial Center · February 5, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread UMES -3.5 Home covered
O/U 133.5 Under
Money SCST +145 / UMES -175
Model Predictions
Spread Total SCST win
Actual SCST +9 117 Won
Massey UMES -5.1 (+14.1) — —
Massey Totals — 134.4 (-17.4) —
Bradley-Terry — — 44% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 34% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML UMES -4.2 (+13.2) 130.1 (-13.1) 31% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ UMES -1.8 (+10.8) 128.5 (-11.5) 44% ✗
Baseline Plus ML UMES -3.1 (+12.1) 131.3 (-14.3) 30% ✗
Baseline ML UMES -4.5 (+13.5) 126.0 (-9.0) 28% ✗

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 28, 2026 UMES 69 – 57 SCST
Feb 25, 2025 SCST 81 – 68 UMES
Jan 14, 2025 SCST 78 – 64 UMES
Feb 27, 2024 SCST 64 – 56 UMES
Jan 30, 2024 SCST 63 – 53 UMES

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings SCST UMES
Overall 10-22 9-23
Conference 7-7 5-9
Home 6-5 6-4
Away 3-16 2-18
Neutral 1-1 1-1
Last 5 3-2 3-2
Streak L1 L3
Avg Pts For 67.4 62.4
Avg Pts Against 80.6 71.5
Massey -19.7 (#362) -11.6 (#329)
Bradley-Terry -2.86 (#353) -2.09 (#336)
W. Bradley-Terry -4.13 (#359) -2.89 (#343)
RPI 0.374 (#356) 0.419 (#318)
Shooting & Four Factors SCST UMES
FG% 40.5% 42.6%
3PT% 34.8% 28.9%
REB / G 30.8 32.0
OREB / G 11.3 9.8
AST / TO 0.79 0.86
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 46.2% 47.5%
TOV% 20.8% 23.0%
ORB% 30.9% 29.8%
FT Rate 24.6% 19.9%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 55.0% 50.7%
Opp TOV% 16.8% 17.4%
DRB% 60.6% 66.8%
Opp FT Rate 38.5% 29.6%

Game Analysis

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