This will be our year, took a long time to come "This Will Be Our Year" - The Zombies
Southern Conference · McKenzie Arena · February 27, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread UTC -4.5 Away covered
O/U 157.5 Over
Money UTC -198 / UNCG +164
Model Predictions
Spread Total UTC win
Actual UNCG +5 165 Lost
Massey UTC -4.8 (-9.8) — —
Massey Totals — 156.2 (+8.8) —
Bradley-Terry — — 60% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 64% ✗
Baseline Plus ML UTC -4.3 (-9.3) 151.7 (+13.3) 67% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ UTC -4.7 (-9.7) 150.7 (+14.3) 73% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML UTC -3.7 (-8.7) 150.9 (+14.1) 67% ✗
Baseline ML UTC -3.9 (-8.9) 152.3 (+12.7) 67% ✗

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 1, 2026 UNCG 77 – 72 UTC
Feb 28, 2025 UTC 75 – 63 UNCG
Jan 9, 2025 UNCG 78 – 75 UTC
Feb 10, 2024 UTC 89 – 61 UNCG
Jan 14, 2024 UNCG 70 – 54 UTC

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings UTC UNCG
Overall 13-19 15-19
Conference 7-11 9-9
Home 7-8 8-6
Away 6-9 4-9
Neutral 0-2 3-4
Last 5 2-3 3-2
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 74.1 76.6
Avg Pts Against 78.1 81.9
Massey -7.9 (#290) -9.8 (#308)
Bradley-Terry -1.37 (#289) -1.28 (#280)
W. Bradley-Terry -1.76 (#288) -1.75 (#286)
RPI 0.448 (#281) 0.450 (#277)
Shooting & Four Factors UTC UNCG
FG% 45.1% 44.6%
3PT% 34.7% 35.6%
REB / G 30.7 34.0
OREB / G 6.8 10.0
AST / TO 1.40 1.14
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 53.6% 51.8%
TOV% 15.1% 15.3%
ORB% 21.4% 28.2%
FT Rate 24.1% 29.8%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 51.1% 56.4%
Opp TOV% 13.6% 13.5%
DRB% 67.5% 70.0%
Opp FT Rate 31.1% 22.0%

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