I had 'em all out there steppin' and fetchin' like their heads were on fire and their asses was catchin'. "The Ballad of Uneasy Rider" - Charlie Daniels
Western Athletic Conference · Wisdom Gym · February 17, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread ACU -1.5 Home covered
O/U 134.5 Under
Money TAR +102 / ACU -122
Model Predictions
Spread Total TAR win
Actual TAR +3 127 Won
Massey TAR -5.5 (-2.5) — —
Massey Totals — 142.3 (-15.3) —
Bradley-Terry — — 63% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 70% ✓
Baseline Plus ML TAR -3.6 (-0.6) 135.4 (-8.4) 64% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ TAR -3.6 (-0.6) 134.2 (-7.2) 67% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML TAR -4.0 (-1.0) 134.1 (-7.1) 66% ✓
Baseline ML TAR -3.7 (-0.7) 134.4 (-7.4) 66% ✓

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 12, 2026 ACU 84 – 78 TAR
Feb 14, 2026 ACU 73 – 59 TAR
Jan 9, 2026 ACU 84 – 80 TAR
Feb 28, 2025 TAR 67 – 52 ACU
Jan 24, 2025 ACU 67 – 56 TAR

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings TAR ACU
Overall 14-18 14-19
Conference 5-13 5-13
Home 10-6 9-5
Away 4-11 3-12
Neutral 0-1 2-2
Last 5 1-4 2-3
Streak L5 L1
Avg Pts For 72.5 67.9
Avg Pts Against 75.8 73.9
Massey -2.4 (#208) -5.0 (#244)
Bradley-Terry -0.29 (#199) -0.32 (#204)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.15 (#176) -0.43 (#202)
RPI 0.468 (#243) 0.486 (#214)
Shooting & Four Factors TAR ACU
FG% 44.7% 41.9%
3PT% 31.9% 33.0%
REB / G 31.0 30.6
OREB / G 10.6 11.5
AST / TO 0.72 0.88
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 48.6% 47.3%
TOV% 20.4% 21.1%
ORB% 31.1% 32.9%
FT Rate 31.1% 27.0%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 54.9% 55.9%
Opp TOV% 24.8% 23.6%
DRB% 65.2% 69.5%
Opp FT Rate 33.0% 38.4%

Game Analysis

Loading game analysis…

Failed to load game analysis.