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Patriot League · Kirby Sports Center · January 3, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread BU -1.5 Home covered
O/U 128.5 Under
Money LAF +105 / BU -125
Model Predictions
Spread Total LAF win
Actual LAF +14 106 Won
Massey LAF -1.2 (+12.8) — —
Massey Totals — 130.9 (-24.9) —
Bradley-Terry — — 56% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 55% ✓
Baseline Plus ML LAF -1.0 (+13.0) 131.8 (-25.8) 53% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ LAF -0.2 (+13.8) 131.1 (-25.1) 50% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML LAF -0.6 (+13.4) 133.1 (-27.1) 51% ✓
Baseline ML LAF -0.1 (+13.9) 135.0 (-29.0) 48% ✗

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 21, 2026 BU 77 – 73 LAF
Jan 8, 2026 BU 83 – 67 LAF
Mar 1, 2025 BU 66 – 64 LAF
Jan 27, 2024 BU 62 – 48 LAF
Jan 6, 2024 LAF 59 – 51 BU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings LAF BU
Overall 13-20 16-16
Conference 7-11 10-8
Home 10-6 12-4
Away 3-14 3-12
Neutral 0-0 1-0
Last 5 1-4 2-3
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 67.8 65.6
Avg Pts Against 69.7 68.3
Massey -7.4 (#294) -4.5 (#247)
Bradley-Terry -1.45 (#304) -0.91 (#257)
W. Bradley-Terry -1.88 (#293) -1.21 (#254)
RPI 0.423 (#305) 0.445 (#278)
Shooting & Four Factors LAF BU
FG% 40.4% 43.2%
3PT% 33.9% 33.9%
REB / G 32.6 35.7
OREB / G 9.0 10.9
AST / TO 1.26 0.86
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 47.4% 50.8%
TOV% 16.0% 22.2%
ORB% 24.5% 32.8%
FT Rate 24.8% 19.9%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 50.4% 51.0%
Opp TOV% 17.9% 16.3%
DRB% 68.7% 75.8%
Opp FT Rate 27.6% 21.6%

Game Analysis

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