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Western Athletic Conference · Burns Arena · February 27, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread UTU -2.5 Home covered
O/U 139.5 Over
Money UTU -142 / ACU +120
Model Predictions
Spread Total UTU win
Actual UTU +4 166 Won
Massey UTU -6.4 (-2.4)
Massey Totals 141.6 (+24.4)
Bradley-Terry 80%
Weighted B-T 82%
Efficiency Plus ML UTU -3.7 (+0.3) 135.7 (+30.3) 63%
Baseline Tuned ML UTU -4.9 (-0.9) 137.3 (+28.7) 70%
Baseline ML UTU -4.7 (-0.7) 137.3 (+28.7) 69%
Baseline Plus ML UTU -5.2 (-1.2) 136.2 (+29.8) 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

Mar 13, 2026 UTU 8074 ACU
Jan 30, 2026 UTU 7670 ACU
Jan 2, 2026 UTU 7964 ACU
Feb 23, 2025 ACU 8072 UTU
Feb 7, 2025 ACU 8672 UTU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings UTU ACU
Overall 19-15 14-19
Conference 11-7 5-13
Home 11-3 9-5
Away 6-10 3-12
Neutral 2-2 2-2
Last 5 4-1 3-2
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 74.7 67.9
Avg Pts Against 77.0 73.9
Massey -1.5 (#195) -5.0 (#245)
Bradley-Terry 0.51 (#114) -0.35 (#209)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.54 (#124) -0.43 (#205)
RPI 0.529 (#112) 0.487 (#215)
Shooting & Four Factors UTU ACU
FG% 45.9% 42.2%
3PT% 34.3% 31.6%
REB / G 33.3 30.7
OREB / G 9.9 11.5
AST / TO 1.15 0.87
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 52.5% 47.4%
TOV% 17.7% 21.1%
ORB% 29.0% 32.9%
FT Rate 20.9% 27.5%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 50.1% 56.1%
Opp TOV% 17.2% 24.1%
DRB% 65.3% 70.2%
Opp FT Rate 23.9% 39.0%

Game Analysis

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