Really don't mind if you sit this one out. "Thick as a Brick" - Jethro Tull
Ohio Valley Conference · Kathleen and Tom Elam Center · February 28, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread UTM -2.5 Away covered
O/U 143.5 Under
Money UTM -142 / TNST +120
Model Predictions
Spread Total UTM win
Actual TNST +25 109 Lost
Massey UTM -4.4 (-29.4) — —
Massey Totals — 144.0 (-35.0) —
Bradley-Terry — — 60% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 68% ✗
Baseline Plus ML UTM -3.8 (-28.8) 139.0 (-30.0) 66% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ UTM -3.4 (-28.4) 140.3 (-31.3) 67% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML UTM -3.4 (-28.4) 137.2 (-28.2) 66% ✗
Baseline ML UTM -3.4 (-28.4) 140.0 (-31.0) 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 7, 2026 TNST 68 – 55 UTM
Dec 19, 2025 TNST 78 – 71 UTM
Feb 19, 2025 TNST 86 – 75 UTM
Jan 22, 2025 TNST 81 – 80 UTM
Mar 2, 2024 UTM 96 – 87 TNST

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings UTM TNST
Overall 22-11 23-10
Conference 13-7 15-5
Home 12-3 10-2
Away 8-6 10-7
Neutral 2-2 2-1
Last 5 2-3 4-1
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 67.8 77.9
Avg Pts Against 64.7 75.1
Massey -1.9 (#199) -3.3 (#220)
Bradley-Terry -0.15 (#181) -0.06 (#169)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.30 (#186) -0.49 (#210)
RPI 0.509 (#162) 0.535 (#100)
Shooting & Four Factors UTM TNST
FG% 42.1% 44.7%
3PT% 30.9% 32.0%
REB / G 38.7 36.1
OREB / G 13.4 12.8
AST / TO 0.93 1.10
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 49.3% 49.5%
TOV% 21.3% 16.2%
ORB% 37.8% 34.5%
FT Rate 26.2% 26.8%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 45.5% 52.3%
Opp TOV% 19.8% 19.8%
DRB% 68.2% 69.4%
Opp FT Rate 25.8% 31.2%

Game Analysis

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