The juice of the carrot, the smile of the parrot / A little drop of claret - anything that rocks "Reasons to be Cheerful, Part 3" - Ian Dury & the Blockheads
Koessler Athletic Center · November 13, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread MERC -1.5 Home covered
O/U 135.5 Under
Money CAN +105 / MERC -125
Model Predictions
Spread Total CAN win
Actual CAN +3 113 Won
Massey MERC -4.2 (+7.2) — —
Massey Totals — 141.4 (-28.4) —
Bradley-Terry — — 43% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 32% ✗
Baseline Plus ML MERC -7.9 (+10.9) 133.2 (-20.2) 28% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ MERC -6.3 (+9.3) 135.1 (-22.1) 34% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML MERC -4.5 (+7.5) 134.1 (-21.1) 30% ✗
Baseline ML MERC -4.4 (+7.4) 134.8 (-21.8) 25% ✗

Predictions use only rating snapshots dated before tip-off. Parenthesised values are the signed error vs. the actual result. Model performance →

Last 5 Meetings

Nov 14, 2024 MERC 62 – 52 CAN

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings CAN MERC
Overall 10-21 17-17
Conference 5-15 10-8
Home 7-8 12-3
Away 3-13 5-14
Neutral 0-0 0-0
Last 5 0-2 1-1
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 62.2 68.2
Avg Pts Against 71.4 68.7
Massey -9.5 (#324) 5.5 (#84)
Bradley-Terry -0.54 (#230) 1.63 (#40)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.75 (#231) 2.45 (#40)
RPI 0.521 (#152) 0.675 (#68)
Shooting & Four Factors CAN MERC
FG% 42.6% 37.7%
3PT% 39.5% 22.2%
REB / G 26.5 34.0
OREB / G 9.0 9.0
AST / TO 0.70 1.13
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 50.0% 41.2%
TOV% 23.8% 17.0%
ORB% 29.0% 25.0%
FT Rate 16.8% 22.8%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 56.7% 43.3%
Opp TOV% 9.4% 19.3%
DRB% 53.0% 66.7%
Opp FT Rate 35.3% 41.9%

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