Twenty-one years in captivity / His shoes too small to fit his feet "Nelson Mandela" - The Specials
Western Athletic Conference · UCCU Center · February 3, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread GCU -5.5 Away covered
O/U 141.5 Over
Money UVU +170 / GCU -225
Model Predictions
Spread Total UVU win
Actual GCU +19 153 Lost
Massey GCU -6.7 (-12.3)
Massey Totals 138.9 (+14.1)
Bradley-Terry 10%
Weighted B-T 8%
Baseline ML GCU -6.5 (-12.5) 140.2 (+12.8) 28%
Baseline Plus ML GCU -6.5 (-12.5) 141.5 (+11.5) 29%
Efficiency Plus ML GCU -5.5 (-13.5) 140.5 (+12.5) 31%
Baseline Tuned ML GCU -6.3 (-12.7) 140.4 (+12.6) 26%

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 16, 2025 GCU 8982 UVU
Feb 2, 2025 GCU 7557 UVU
Jan 10, 2025 UVU 7264 GCU
Jan 19, 2024 GCU 7865 UVU
Jan 22, 2023 UVU 7674 GCU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings UVU GCU
Overall 16-16 30-5
Conference 11-9 17-3
Home 10-4 16-0
Away 5-10 8-3
Neutral 1-2 5-2
Last 5 1-4 4-1
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 67.7 77.8
Avg Pts Against 69.0 66.8
Massey -1.2 (#186) 9.0 (#66)
Bradley-Terry -0.19 (#195) 2.63 (#11)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.16 (#179) 3.00 (#18)
RPI 0.498 (#176) 0.606 (#28)
Shooting & Four Factors UVU GCU
FG% 41.8% 46.3%
3PT% 26.9% 33.1%
REB / G 34.1 37.9
OREB / G 9.6 11.8
AST / TO 1.04 0.83
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 46.1% 52.1%
TOV% 18.5% 19.1%
ORB% 26.6% 35.4%
FT Rate 29.1% 35.4%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 50.0% 46.6%
Opp TOV% 19.2% 20.2%
DRB% 71.1% 71.4%
Opp FT Rate 26.3% 24.3%

Game Analysis

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