Really don't mind if you sit this one out. "Thick as a Brick" - Jethro Tull
UAB Blazers
76 – 73 OT
FINAL Conference
Florida Atlantic Owls
American Conference · Bartow Arena · February 9, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread FAU -5.5 Home covered
O/U 157.5 Under
Money UAB +188 / FAU -250
Model Predictions
Spread Total UAB win
Actual UAB +3 149 Won
Massey FAU -8.0 (+11.0) — —
Massey Totals — 160.0 (-11.0) —
Bradley-Terry — — 35% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 29% ✗
Baseline Plus ML FAU -6.8 (+9.8) 156.2 (-7.2) 34% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ FAU -5.2 (+8.2) 152.9 (-3.9) 34% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML FAU -5.5 (+8.5) 154.2 (-5.2) 33% ✗
Baseline ML FAU -5.3 (+8.3) 155.1 (-6.1) 36% ✗

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

Last 5 Meetings

Jan 8, 2026 FAU 76 – 71 UAB
Mar 7, 2025 UAB 89 – 80 FAU
Jan 12, 2025 UAB 81 – 76 FAU
Jan 14, 2024 FAU 86 – 73 UAB
Mar 12, 2023 FAU 78 – 56 UAB

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings UAB FAU
Overall 23-12 25-9
Conference 12-6 14-4
Home 12-5 13-1
Away 7-5 5-5
Neutral 4-2 7-3
Last 5 3-2 5-0
Streak L1 L2
Avg Pts For 77.0 82.0
Avg Pts Against 75.6 73.4
Massey 2.2 (#131) 13.7 (#25)
Bradley-Terry 1.04 (#98) 2.26 (#25)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.12 (#106) 2.68 (#29)
RPI 0.563 (#78) 0.616 (#19)
Shooting & Four Factors UAB FAU
FG% 44.5% 48.8%
3PT% 31.9% 36.9%
REB / G 38.0 38.3
OREB / G 13.0 11.8
AST / TO 1.04 1.35
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 49.4% 56.1%
TOV% 17.2% 16.0%
ORB% 35.6% 34.2%
FT Rate 30.5% 23.9%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 51.7% 49.2%
Opp TOV% 16.2% 17.4%
DRB% 69.3% 70.6%
Opp FT Rate 23.3% 18.2%

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