And the sound that I'm hearing is only the sound of the low spark of high heeled boys. "The Low Spark of High Heeled Boys" - Traffic
Ohio Valley Conference · Kathleen and Tom Elam Center · February 27, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread UTM -7.5 Home covered
O/U 134.5 Under
Money UTM -375 / TNTC +295
Model Predictions
Spread Total UTM win
Actual UTM +15 113 Won
Massey UTM -10.5 (+4.5) — —
Massey Totals — 135.2 (-22.2) —
Bradley-Terry — — 86% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 90% ✓
Baseline Plus ML UTM -8.9 (+6.1) 131.7 (-18.7) 81% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ UTM -8.4 (+6.6) 131.7 (-18.7) 80% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML UTM -8.3 (+6.7) 129.1 (-16.1) 79% ✓
Baseline ML UTM -8.3 (+6.7) 130.1 (-17.1) 78% ✓

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

Last 5 Meetings

Dec 20, 2025 UTM 86 – 62 TNTC
Mar 6, 2025 UTM 70 – 67 TNTC
Feb 21, 2025 TNTC 71 – 66 UTM
Jan 25, 2025 TNTC 89 – 85 UTM
Mar 1, 2024 UTM 80 – 69 TNTC

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings UTM TNTC
Overall 22-11 13-18
Conference 13-7 8-12
Home 12-3 8-6
Away 8-6 5-12
Neutral 2-2 0-0
Last 5 1-4 3-2
Streak L1 L2
Avg Pts For 67.8 70.2
Avg Pts Against 64.7 75.6
Massey -2.1 (#201) -9.6 (#306)
Bradley-Terry -0.20 (#188) -1.52 (#306)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.36 (#199) -1.96 (#301)
RPI 0.505 (#180) 0.454 (#265)
Shooting & Four Factors UTM TNTC
FG% 42.2% 43.7%
3PT% 31.1% 31.7%
REB / G 38.7 35.2
OREB / G 13.6 11.0
AST / TO 0.92 0.86
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 49.5% 49.5%
TOV% 21.5% 19.2%
ORB% 38.3% 32.3%
FT Rate 26.6% 25.6%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 46.0% 51.4%
Opp TOV% 19.7% 15.4%
DRB% 67.8% 68.8%
Opp FT Rate 25.1% 22.9%

Game Analysis

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