Just tell me where it hurts and I'll tell you who to call. "Quinn the Eskimo" - Bob Dylan
Florida Atlantic Owls
86 – 73
FINAL Conference
UAB Blazers
American Conference · Abessinio Court at Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena · January 14, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread FAU -15.5 Away covered
O/U 152.5 Over
Money FAU -2000 / UAB +800
Model Predictions
Spread Total FAU win
Actual FAU +13 159 Won
Massey FAU -20.3 (-7.3) — —
Massey Totals — 157.5 (+1.5) —
Bradley-Terry — — 90% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 96% ✓
Baseline Plus ML FAU -15.0 (-2.0) 156.0 (+3.0) 88% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ FAU -14.7 (-1.7) 155.2 (+3.8) 88% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML FAU -15.2 (-2.2) 154.5 (+4.5) 89% ✓
Baseline ML FAU -16.3 (-3.3) 155.6 (+3.4) 88% ✓

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 8, 2026 FAU 76 – 71 UAB
Mar 7, 2025 UAB 89 – 80 FAU
Jan 12, 2025 UAB 81 – 76 FAU
Feb 9, 2024 UAB 76 – 73 FAU
Mar 12, 2023 FAU 78 – 56 UAB

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings FAU UAB
Overall 25-9 23-12
Conference 14-4 12-6
Home 13-1 12-5
Away 5-5 7-5
Neutral 7-3 4-2
Last 5 3-2 5-0
Streak L2 L1
Avg Pts For 82.0 77.0
Avg Pts Against 73.4 75.6
Massey 14.2 (#21) -2.0 (#207)
Bradley-Terry 2.01 (#40) 0.59 (#126)
W. Bradley-Terry 2.53 (#40) 0.29 (#158)
RPI 0.620 (#22) 0.531 (#126)
Shooting & Four Factors FAU UAB
FG% 49.1% 43.1%
3PT% 36.7% 32.2%
REB / G 37.4 38.8
OREB / G 11.6 13.7
AST / TO 1.30 1.02
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 56.2% 48.1%
TOV% 16.5% 17.1%
ORB% 34.2% 36.9%
FT Rate 23.1% 33.2%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 49.3% 52.2%
Opp TOV% 18.1% 15.8%
DRB% 70.3% 69.6%
Opp FT Rate 18.6% 22.9%

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