I like bread and butter. I like toast and jam. "Bread and Butter" - The Newbeats
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%
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%
Baseline Plus ML UTM -10.2 (+11.8) 130.2 (-0.2) 81%

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 7356 USI
Feb 28, 2025 UTM 7963 USI
Dec 21, 2024 UTM 7746 USI
Feb 16, 2024 UTM 7768 USI
Jan 28, 2023 UTM 8683 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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