So let the words of our mouth and the meditation of our heart be acceptable in thy sight, O Fari! "By the RIvers of Babylon"-The Melodians
UT Martin Skyhawks
66 – 63
FINAL Neutral Conference OVC
Eastern Illinois Panthers
Ohio Valley Conference · Ford Center (Neutral) · March 6, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread UTM -7.5 Away covered
O/U 126.5 Over
Money UTM -395 / EIU +310
Model Predictions
Spread Total UTM win
Actual UTM +3 129 Won
Massey UTM -8.1 (-5.1) — —
Massey Totals — 124.2 (+4.8) —
Bradley-Terry — — 79% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 84% ✓
Baseline Plus ML UTM -7.1 (-4.1) 128.1 (+0.9) 74% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ UTM -6.9 (-3.9) 126.5 (+2.5) 75% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML UTM -6.8 (-3.8) 124.0 (+5.0) 75% ✓
Baseline ML UTM -6.9 (-3.9) 125.0 (+4.0) 75% ✓

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 30, 2026 UTM 76 – 68 EIU
Jan 3, 2026 UTM 65 – 61 EIU
Feb 15, 2025 UTM 72 – 68 EIU
Jan 17, 2025 UTM 68 – 63 EIU
Feb 2, 2024 UTM 76 – 59 EIU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings UTM EIU
Overall 22-11 13-20
Conference 13-7 8-12
Home 12-3 9-6
Away 8-6 3-13
Neutral 2-2 1-1
Last 5 2-3 2-3
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 67.8 64.6
Avg Pts Against 64.7 72.2
Massey -2.7 (#208) -10.8 (#319)
Bradley-Terry -0.24 (#189) -1.57 (#312)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.46 (#205) -2.08 (#316)
RPI 0.506 (#169) 0.453 (#272)
Shooting & Four Factors UTM EIU
FG% 41.8% 40.9%
3PT% 30.5% 31.3%
REB / G 38.3 31.6
OREB / G 13.1 9.8
AST / TO 0.90 0.89
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 49.0% 45.5%
TOV% 21.6% 18.5%
ORB% 37.1% 28.3%
FT Rate 26.0% 25.2%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 45.7% 50.9%
Opp TOV% 19.9% 19.4%
DRB% 68.2% 64.8%
Opp FT Rate 25.3% 26.3%

Game Analysis

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