I've never done bad things. "Ashes to Ashes" - David Bowie
Ohio Valley Conference · Kathleen and Tom Elam Center · February 6, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread UTM -10.5 Home covered
O/U 132.5 Under
Money UTM -700 / USI +500
Model Predictions
Spread Total UTM win
Actual UTM +22 130 Won
Massey UTM -13.6 (+8.4) — —
Massey Totals — 129.0 (+1.0) —
Bradley-Terry — — 98% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 98% ✓
Baseline Plus ML UTM -10.2 (+11.8) 130.2 (-0.2) 81% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ UTM -11.5 (+10.5) 132.3 (-2.3) 82% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML UTM -10.2 (+11.8) 129.4 (+0.6) 85% ✓
Baseline ML UTM -11.7 (+10.3) 128.0 (+2.0) 83% ✓

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 11, 2026 UTM 73 – 56 USI
Feb 28, 2025 UTM 79 – 63 USI
Dec 21, 2024 UTM 77 – 46 USI
Feb 16, 2024 UTM 77 – 68 USI
Jan 28, 2023 UTM 86 – 83 USI

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings UTM USI
Overall 22-11 7-23
Conference 13-7 4-16
Home 12-3 3-10
Away 8-6 4-11
Neutral 2-2 0-2
Last 5 4-1 1-4
Streak L1 L2
Avg Pts For 67.8 67.0
Avg Pts Against 64.7 74.3
Massey -1.3 (#189) -11.9 (#332)
Bradley-Terry 0.35 (#133) -3.03 (#355)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.06 (#173) -3.47 (#352)
RPI 0.520 (#131) 0.352 (#363)
Shooting & Four Factors UTM USI
FG% 43.3% 37.2%
3PT% 31.6% 29.7%
REB / G 38.4 37.8
OREB / G 12.6 12.4
AST / TO 0.90 0.77
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 50.7% 43.5%
TOV% 22.0% 17.8%
ORB% 37.1% 29.6%
FT Rate 28.5% 23.2%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 45.8% 48.1%
Opp TOV% 18.7% 16.7%
DRB% 68.9% 68.4%
Opp FT Rate 24.6% 26.0%

Game Analysis

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