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Western Athletic Conference · Burns Arena · February 3, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread UTA -6.5 Away covered
O/U 148.5 Over
Money UTU +240 / UTA -225
Model Predictions
Spread Total UTU win
Actual UTA +21 153 Lost
Massey UTA -2.2 (-18.8)
Massey Totals 148.9 (+4.1)
Bradley-Terry 51%
Weighted B-T 47%
Efficiency Plus ML UTA -2.4 (-18.6) 148.0 (+5.0) 48%
Baseline Tuned ML UTA -2.1 (-18.9) 146.2 (+6.8) 43%
Baseline ML UTA -2.4 (-18.6) 146.4 (+6.6) 44%
Baseline Plus ML UTA -1.5 (-19.5) 146.7 (+6.3) 49%

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 20, 2026 UTA 6350 UTU
Feb 6, 2026 UTU 8784 UTA
Jan 16, 2026 UTA 5652 UTU
Feb 1, 2025 UTA 7371 UTU
Jan 10, 2025 UTU 7462 UTA

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings UTU UTA
Overall 11-20 20-14
Conference 7-13 13-7
Home 6-7 12-3
Away 4-13 5-10
Neutral 0-0 3-1
Last 5 1-4 3-2
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 70.4 76.4
Avg Pts Against 77.3 74.7
Massey -6.4 (#284) -0.7 (#179)
Bradley-Terry -0.71 (#244) -0.12 (#182)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.86 (#248) -0.03 (#171)
RPI 0.464 (#244) 0.492 (#186)
Shooting & Four Factors UTU UTA
FG% 43.8% 42.1%
3PT% 34.8% 33.8%
REB / G 34.8 36.5
OREB / G 9.9 11.6
AST / TO 0.81 0.86
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 50.0% 49.5%
TOV% 22.3% 23.0%
ORB% 28.0% 32.5%
FT Rate 23.5% 29.4%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 49.7% 49.5%
Opp TOV% 18.2% 18.1%
DRB% 68.6% 69.3%
Opp FT Rate 30.7% 29.2%

Game Analysis

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