I love it when you call me Big Poppa "Big Poppa" - Notorious B.I.G.
Ohio Valley Conference · Kathleen and Tom Elam Center · January 26, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread UTM -10.5 Home covered
O/U 155.5 Under
Money UTM -600 / SEMO +500
Model Predictions
Spread Total UTM win
Actual UTM +26 142 Won
Massey UTM -14.4 (+11.6) — —
Massey Totals — 159.8 (-17.8) —
Bradley-Terry — — 92% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 96% ✓
Baseline Plus ML UTM -10.7 (+15.3) 153.4 (-11.4) 84% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ UTM -9.7 (+16.3) 154.0 (-12.0) 83% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML UTM -10.6 (+15.4) 149.2 (-7.2) 86% ✓
Baseline ML UTM -10.4 (+15.6) 149.9 (-7.9) 87% ✓

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

Last 5 Meetings

Feb 18, 2026 SEMO 56 – 53 UTM
Jan 21, 2026 SEMO 66 – 50 UTM
Jan 31, 2025 SEMO 90 – 79 UTM
Jan 4, 2025 UTM 66 – 63 SEMO
Feb 24, 2024 UTM 82 – 72 SEMO

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings UTM SEMO
Overall 21-11 9-22
Conference 14-4 4-14
Home 12-2 8-7
Away 9-7 1-14
Neutral 0-2 0-1
Last 5 2-3 1-4
Streak L1 W1
Avg Pts For 79.5 64.5
Avg Pts Against 77.9 76.2
Massey -4.7 (#257) -15.5 (#356)
Bradley-Terry -0.62 (#238) -2.31 (#344)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.82 (#240) -3.14 (#347)
RPI 0.472 (#226) 0.375 (#350)
Shooting & Four Factors UTM SEMO
FG% 43.3% 39.8%
3PT% 36.9% 29.7%
REB / G 38.9 31.8
OREB / G 9.7 9.6
AST / TO 1.06 0.83
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 50.2% 45.0%
TOV% 15.8% 19.0%
ORB% 25.5% 25.1%
FT Rate 22.2% 19.1%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 51.5% 53.0%
Opp TOV% 13.7% 17.1%
DRB% 72.2% 71.2%
Opp FT Rate 19.6% 32.8%

Game Analysis

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