And the sound that I'm hearing is only the sound of the low spark of high heeled boys. "The Low Spark of High Heeled Boys" - Traffic
Metro Conference · Draddy Gymnasium · February 6, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread SPU -4.5 Away covered
O/U 144.5 Over
Money MAN +180 / SPU -218
Model Predictions
Spread Total MAN win
Actual SPU +5 155 Lost
Massey SPU -5.1 (+0.1) — —
Massey Totals — 151.8 (+3.2) —
Bradley-Terry — — 32% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 24% ✓
Baseline Plus ML SPU -5.4 (+0.4) 142.1 (+12.9) 33% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ SPU -4.1 (-0.9) 142.6 (+12.4) 37% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML SPU -4.3 (-0.7) 141.3 (+13.7) 30% ✓
Baseline ML SPU -4.7 (-0.3) 143.6 (+11.4) 32% ✓

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 SPU 75 – 65 MAN
Feb 8, 2025 MAN 84 – 83 SPU
Dec 7, 2024 MAN 70 – 67 SPU
Mar 3, 2024 SPU 89 – 57 MAN
Jan 14, 2024 SPU 81 – 68 MAN

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings MAN SPU
Overall 12-20 17-12
Conference 8-12 14-6
Home 7-7 13-1
Away 3-12 4-10
Neutral 2-1 0-1
Last 5 1-4 3-2
Streak L4 L1
Avg Pts For 72.4 69.2
Avg Pts Against 79.6 69.1
Massey -12.9 (#341) -4.8 (#237)
Bradley-Terry -1.66 (#310) -0.39 (#207)
W. Bradley-Terry -2.34 (#320) -0.63 (#211)
RPI 0.436 (#292) 0.498 (#184)
Shooting & Four Factors MAN SPU
FG% 42.0% 39.2%
3PT% 32.5% 29.7%
REB / G 32.0 35.8
OREB / G 10.2 14.1
AST / TO 1.15 1.07
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 48.0% 45.2%
TOV% 15.4% 17.2%
ORB% 27.9% 36.9%
FT Rate 26.7% 27.2%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 54.9% 48.6%
Opp TOV% 16.7% 20.7%
DRB% 61.8% 66.3%
Opp FT Rate 18.2% 35.0%

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