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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% ✓
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% ✓
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% ✓

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 89 – 82 UVU
Feb 2, 2025 GCU 75 – 57 UVU
Jan 10, 2025 UVU 72 – 64 GCU
Jan 19, 2024 GCU 78 – 65 UVU
Jan 22, 2023 UVU 76 – 74 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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