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
Western Athletic Conference · Moody Coliseum (Abilene) · February 13, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread ACU -1.5 Home covered
O/U 134.5 Under
Money ACU -125 / UTA +105
Model Predictions
Spread Total ACU win
Actual ACU +4 130 Won
Massey UTA -3.4 (+7.4)
Massey Totals 130.3 (-0.3)
Bradley-Terry 32%
Weighted B-T 29%
Efficiency Plus ML UTA -2.3 (+6.3) 131.6 (-1.6) 41%
Baseline Tuned ML UTA -2.7 (+6.7) 133.1 (-3.1) 39%
Baseline ML UTA -2.6 (+6.6) 132.6 (-2.6) 35%
Baseline Plus ML UTA -2.6 (+6.6) 132.0 (-2.0) 35%

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

Last 5 Meetings

Mar 8, 2026 UTA 6457 ACU
Jan 10, 2026 UTA 8272 ACU
Mar 1, 2025 ACU 7059 UTA
Jan 25, 2025 UTA 7976 ACU
Jan 20, 2024 ACU 7867 UTA

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings ACU UTA
Overall 14-19 18-14
Conference 5-13 9-9
Home 9-5 9-4
Away 3-12 8-8
Neutral 2-2 1-2
Last 5 0-5 2-3
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 67.9 67.7
Avg Pts Against 73.9 67.8
Massey -6.0 (#263) 0.4 (#158)
Bradley-Terry -0.67 (#229) 0.59 (#107)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.80 (#226) 0.68 (#116)
RPI 0.470 (#238) 0.531 (#108)
Shooting & Four Factors ACU UTA
FG% 42.1% 43.6%
3PT% 33.1% 30.2%
REB / G 30.2 35.6
OREB / G 11.2 11.7
AST / TO 0.90 0.82
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 47.4% 48.5%
TOV% 20.8% 20.9%
ORB% 32.3% 35.5%
FT Rate 26.0% 30.3%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 55.9% 47.9%
Opp TOV% 22.8% 18.0%
DRB% 68.7% 70.6%
Opp FT Rate 39.1% 30.9%

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