THE BROADWAY BRIEF | February 4, 2026

Last night was a reminder of two things that matter in this market:
the process can be right, and the result can still get hijacked.

The trends closed the night 1-2 on The Brief...but got an extra win if you tailed the Miami (OH) - Buffalo UNDER thrown out on X.

Both losses coming from environments that didn’t break the read...they broke the flow.

Southern Illinois / Illinois State and Buffalo / Miami (OH) both resolved exactly how compressed-possession profiles are supposed to. Pace never arrived. Volume stayed capped. Totals bled from open to close.

Tennessee / Ole Miss was pacing clean through the first half. By halftime, the live total had corrected to 128.5, confirming the read. The second half didn’t flip structurally — it flipped administratively. Over 30 fouls turned a controlled game into a free-throw parade. That’s not market failure. That’s whistle variance.

Central Michigan / UMass lived in the risk band from the start. The volume thesis held, but late-game execution stretched the number beyond its margin. Logged. Not chased.

None of this changes the edge February creates. Conference play still compresses possessions. Totals are still being posted off theoretical ceilings instead of real usage. And the market is still slow to adjust.

No resets.
No narratives.
Just forward motion.

For the new folks: I’m not a capper and I’m not selling opinions. These are trend-based flags generated by the system when multiple historical, situational, and calendar inputs align. They’re not mandates. They’re signals. Take them into consideration as part of your broader process when placing bets.

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