I'm going to Wichita, far from this opera for evermore. "Seven Nation Army" - The White Stripes
Western Athletic Conference · America First Events Center · January 5, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread GCU -10.5 Away covered
O/U 154.5 Over
Money SUU +500 / GCU -600
Model Predictions
Spread Total SUU win
Actual GCU +21 171 Lost
Massey GCU -5.8 (-15.2)
Massey Totals 158.2 (+12.8)
Bradley-Terry 3%
Weighted B-T 1%
Baseline Plus ML GCU -6.9 (-14.1) 153.7 (+17.3) 19%
Efficiency Plus ML GCU -6.7 (-14.3) 152.8 (+18.2) 22%
Baseline Tuned ML GCU -8.4 (-12.6) 152.7 (+18.3) 23%
Baseline ML GCU -7.1 (-13.9) 153.7 (+17.3) 20%

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 24, 2025 GCU 7459 SUU
Jan 5, 2025 GCU 8271 SUU
Feb 11, 2024 GCU 9465 SUU
Mar 12, 2023 GCU 8466 SUU
Mar 2, 2023 GCU 8378 SUU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings SUU GCU
Overall 10-21 30-5
Conference 5-15 17-3
Home 6-8 16-0
Away 3-13 8-3
Neutral 1-0 5-2
Last 5 2-3 5-0
Streak W1 L1
Avg Pts For 73.2 77.8
Avg Pts Against 77.8 66.8
Massey -1.7 (#195) 8.5 (#62)
Bradley-Terry -1.20 (#279) 3.31 (#10)
W. Bradley-Terry -1.18 (#264) 4.22 (#11)
RPI 0.429 (#289) 0.620 (#21)
Shooting & Four Factors SUU GCU
FG% 42.3% 46.7%
3PT% 29.4% 33.5%
REB / G 33.0 38.9
OREB / G 11.4 12.6
AST / TO 1.04 0.89
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 47.7% 52.8%
TOV% 14.6% 18.5%
ORB% 29.4% 37.9%
FT Rate 24.0% 35.5%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 55.2% 47.5%
Opp TOV% 18.4% 19.4%
DRB% 66.9% 72.1%
Opp FT Rate 21.3% 23.3%

Game Analysis

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