Then she opened up a book of poems and handed it to me, written by an Italian poet from the thirteenth century. "Tangled Up in Blue" - Bob Dylan
Western Athletic Conference · Burns Arena · February 6, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread UTU -1.5 Home covered
O/U 139.5 Over
Money UTU -120 / UTA +100
Model Predictions
Spread Total UTU win
Actual UTU +3 171 Won
Massey UTU -0.1 (+2.9) — —
Massey Totals — 136.1 (+34.9) —
Bradley-Terry — — 48% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 49% ✗
Baseline Plus ML UTU -0.3 (+2.7) 136.1 (+34.9) 46% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ UTA -1.2 (+4.2) 136.1 (+34.9) 43% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML UTU -0.8 (+2.2) 135.1 (+35.9) 53% ✓
Baseline ML UTU -0.5 (+2.5) 136.1 (+34.9) 50% ✓

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 20, 2026 UTA 63 – 50 UTU
Jan 16, 2026 UTA 56 – 52 UTU
Feb 1, 2025 UTA 73 – 71 UTU
Jan 10, 2025 UTU 74 – 62 UTA
Feb 24, 2024 UTA 89 – 78 UTU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings UTU UTA
Overall 19-15 18-14
Conference 11-7 9-9
Home 11-3 9-4
Away 6-10 8-8
Neutral 2-2 1-2
Last 5 4-1 3-2
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 74.7 67.7
Avg Pts Against 77.0 67.8
Massey -2.2 (#203) 0.7 (#151)
Bradley-Terry 0.11 (#153) 0.72 (#99)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.12 (#157) 0.74 (#112)
RPI 0.520 (#130) 0.538 (#99)
Shooting & Four Factors UTU UTA
FG% 45.9% 43.2%
3PT% 33.6% 31.1%
REB / G 32.7 36.2
OREB / G 9.9 11.7
AST / TO 1.12 0.80
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 52.3% 48.3%
TOV% 18.3% 21.4%
ORB% 28.8% 35.6%
FT Rate 20.7% 31.2%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 50.8% 46.8%
Opp TOV% 17.9% 18.3%
DRB% 65.7% 71.3%
Opp FT Rate 26.1% 31.0%

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