I'm just like a turtle crawling out of my shell. "Boombastic" - Shaggy
Jon M. Huntsman Center · December 8, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread UTAH -3.5 Away covered
O/U 141.5 Under
Money UTAH -160 / SMC +135
Model Predictions
Spread Total UTAH win
Actual SMC +9 135 Lost
Massey UTAH -9.2 (-18.2)
Massey Totals 151.0 (-16.0)
Bradley-Terry 25%
Weighted B-T 16%
Baseline Plus ML UTAH -7.0 (-16.0) 145.0 (-10.0) 58%
Baseline ML UTAH -6.7 (-15.7) 144.9 (-9.9) 72%
Baseline Tuned ML UTAH -6.6 (-15.6) 144.7 (-9.7) 68%
Efficiency Plus ML UTAH -6.3 (-15.3) 143.6 (-8.6) 55%

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

Last 5 Meetings

Nov 28, 2023 UTAH 7871 SMC

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings UTAH SMC
Overall 16-17 29-6
Conference 8-12 17-1
Home 15-4 16-1
Away 1-9 9-1
Neutral 0-4 4-4
Last 5 4-1 4-1
Streak L4 L1
Avg Pts For 75.5 72.7
Avg Pts Against 72.6 61.8
Massey 14.2 (#28) 9.5 (#61)
Bradley-Terry 0.97 (#97) 2.87 (#25)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.58 (#84) 4.15 (#27)
RPI 0.472 (#224) 0.656 (#18)
Shooting & Four Factors UTAH SMC
FG% 49.7% 46.3%
3PT% 39.4% 31.4%
REB / G 44.3 42.9
OREB / G 13.0 16.2
AST / TO 1.86 1.42
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 59.6% 51.4%
TOV% 15.8% 17.0%
ORB% 36.3% 43.9%
FT Rate 25.1% 25.8%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 41.5% 45.7%
Opp TOV% 17.8% 17.4%
DRB% 74.2% 72.7%
Opp FT Rate 22.5% 21.1%

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