But anyone who ever had heart, they wouldn't turn around and break it. "Sweet Jane" - Lou Reed
Ohio Valley Conference · Kathleen and Tom Elam Center · January 12, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread UTM -6.5 Away covered
O/U 150.5 Under
Money UTM -225 / WIU +230
Model Predictions
Spread Total UTM win
Actual WIU +9 137 Lost
Massey UTM -6.3 (-15.3)
Massey Totals 156.8 (-19.8)
Bradley-Terry 64%
Weighted B-T 58%
Efficiency Plus ML UTM -2.2 (-11.2) 151.9 (-14.9) 44%
Baseline Tuned ML UTM -2.6 (-11.6) 149.3 (-12.3) 62%
Baseline ML UTM -3.2 (-12.2) 151.0 (-14.0) 42%
Baseline Plus ML UTM -3.2 (-12.2) 148.9 (-11.9) 45%

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 31, 2026 UTM 8444 WIU
Jan 1, 2026 UTM 6760 WIU
Feb 8, 2025 UTM 8170 WIU
Jan 10, 2025 UTM 8583 WIU
Feb 10, 2024 UTM 6259 WIU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings UTM WIU
Overall 21-11 21-12
Conference 14-4 13-5
Home 12-2 10-5
Away 9-7 10-6
Neutral 0-2 1-1
Last 5 2-3 5-0
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 79.5 66.0
Avg Pts Against 77.9 67.4
Massey -3.0 (#229) -5.3 (#263)
Bradley-Terry -0.54 (#232) -0.37 (#208)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.83 (#238) -0.35 (#205)
RPI 0.470 (#227) 0.475 (#221)
Shooting & Four Factors UTM WIU
FG% 43.7% 41.2%
3PT% 37.4% 31.1%
REB / G 40.9 40.8
OREB / G 10.2 14.3
AST / TO 1.07 0.85
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 50.9% 45.8%
TOV% 15.9% 21.4%
ORB% 26.1% 37.6%
FT Rate 19.8% 22.3%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 50.8% 48.2%
Opp TOV% 13.3% 14.1%
DRB% 73.6% 71.1%
Opp FT Rate 20.0% 18.6%

Game Analysis

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