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Western Athletic Conference · Moody Coliseum (Abilene) · March 8, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread ACU -1.5 Away covered
O/U 131.5 Under
Money ACU -115 / UTA -105
Model Predictions
Spread Total ACU win
Actual UTA +7 121 Lost
Massey UTA -2.2 (-4.8) — —
Massey Totals — 128.8 (-7.8) —
Bradley-Terry — — 44% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 43% ✓
Baseline Plus ML UTA -1.9 (-5.1) 132.8 (-11.8) 42% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ UTA -1.0 (-6.0) 130.7 (-9.7) 51% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML UTA -2.2 (-4.8) 132.1 (-11.1) 41% ✓
Baseline ML UTA -1.7 (-5.3) 132.5 (-11.5) 41% ✓

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

Last 5 Meetings

Feb 13, 2026 ACU 67 – 63 UTA
Jan 10, 2026 UTA 82 – 72 ACU
Mar 1, 2025 ACU 70 – 59 UTA
Jan 25, 2025 UTA 79 – 76 ACU
Jan 20, 2024 ACU 78 – 67 UTA

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings ACU UTA
Overall 14-19 18-14
Conference 5-13 9-9
Home 9-5 9-4
Away 3-12 8-8
Neutral 2-2 1-2
Last 5 1-4 2-3
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 67.9 67.7
Avg Pts Against 73.9 67.8
Massey -5.6 (#258) -0.5 (#171)
Bradley-Terry -0.42 (#217) 0.33 (#132)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.49 (#211) 0.39 (#131)
RPI 0.481 (#228) 0.516 (#138)
Shooting & Four Factors ACU UTA
FG% 42.1% 43.2%
3PT% 31.8% 29.0%
REB / G 30.4 35.3
OREB / G 11.0 11.5
AST / TO 0.85 0.79
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 47.3% 47.8%
TOV% 21.2% 21.0%
ORB% 31.7% 34.8%
FT Rate 28.3% 30.3%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 57.3% 47.6%
Opp TOV% 23.6% 18.0%
DRB% 71.0% 69.4%
Opp FT Rate 37.8% 29.4%

Game Analysis

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