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Western Athletic Conference · Wisdom Gym · January 19, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread TAR -4.5 Home covered
O/U 139.5 Over
Money TAR -163 / ACU +180
Model Predictions
Spread Total TAR win
Actual TAR +8 150 Won
Massey TAR -7.0 (+1.0) — —
Massey Totals — 141.2 (+8.8) —
Bradley-Terry — — 89% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 90% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ TAR -6.0 (+2.0) 139.2 (+10.8) 74% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML TAR -5.1 (+2.9) 138.5 (+11.5) 72% ✓
Baseline ML TAR -5.4 (+2.6) 139.6 (+10.4) 73% ✓
Baseline Plus ML TAR -6.0 (+2.0) 141.9 (+8.1) 70% ✓

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

Last 5 Meetings

Mar 12, 2026 ACU 84 – 78 TAR
Feb 17, 2026 TAR 65 – 62 ACU
Feb 14, 2026 ACU 73 – 59 TAR
Jan 9, 2026 ACU 84 – 80 TAR
Feb 28, 2025 TAR 67 – 52 ACU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings TAR ACU
Overall 25-10 16-18
Conference 16-4 10-10
Home 13-4 8-6
Away 10-5 5-10
Neutral 2-1 3-2
Last 5 2-3 1-4
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 72.6 70.7
Avg Pts Against 70.2 73.7
Massey -1.1 (#186) -4.3 (#248)
Bradley-Terry 0.56 (#131) -0.82 (#255)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.57 (#138) -0.83 (#239)
RPI 0.544 (#104) 0.463 (#242)
Shooting & Four Factors TAR ACU
FG% 41.9% 42.0%
3PT% 30.8% 32.8%
REB / G 32.1 31.5
OREB / G 11.1 8.9
AST / TO 0.95 0.96
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 46.5% 46.4%
TOV% 18.5% 17.4%
ORB% 31.9% 23.8%
FT Rate 18.9% 30.3%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 50.7% 52.1%
Opp TOV% 20.1% 21.8%
DRB% 64.4% 67.3%
Opp FT Rate 24.9% 31.3%

Game Analysis

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