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Massachusetts Minutemen
86 – 89
FINAL Neutral Jersey Mike's Classic
Ball State Cardinals
McArthur Center (Neutral) · November 21, 2021
Betting Lines
Spread MASS -8.0 Away covered
O/U 148.0 Over
Model Predictions
Spread Total MASS win
Actual BALL +3 175 Lost
Massey MASS -4.4 (-7.4) — —
Massey Totals — 167.6 (+7.4) —
Bradley-Terry — — 92% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 98% ✗
Baseline Plus ML MASS -3.5 (-6.5) 155.7 (+19.3) 60% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ MASS -4.0 (-7.0) 151.3 (+23.7) 63% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML MASS -3.0 (-6.0) 154.8 (+20.2) 66% ✗
Baseline ML MASS -3.3 (-6.3) 156.3 (+18.7) 57% ✗

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 25, 2026 BALL 74 – 73 MASS
Jan 10, 2026 MASS 79 – 71 BALL

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings MASS BALL
Overall 15-17 14-17
Conference 7-11 9-10
Home 10-5 9-5
Away 3-8 4-9
Neutral 2-4 1-3
Last 5 3-2 1-3
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 75.7 74.0
Avg Pts Against 78.1 77.4
Massey 1.0 (#152) -3.3 (#243)
Bradley-Terry 1.23 (#86) -1.25 (#274)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.36 (#108) -2.31 (#296)
RPI 0.637 (#48) 0.453 (#236)
Shooting & Four Factors MASS BALL
FG% 43.9% 41.6%
3PT% 37.3% 36.3%
REB / G 30.4 36.2
OREB / G 8.6 9.2
AST / TO 1.40 1.05
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 53.5% 50.4%
TOV% 13.6% 19.8%
ORB% 24.3% 23.9%
FT Rate 26.4% 19.5%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 53.6% 53.4%
Opp TOV% 20.6% 16.8%
DRB% 66.9% 77.7%
Opp FT Rate 24.7% 26.3%

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