Lights going out, and a kick in the balls. "That's Entertainment" - The Jam
Ohio Valley Conference · Kathleen and Tom Elam Center · March 2, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread UTM -6.5 Home covered
O/U 156.5 Over
Money UTM -250 / TNST +240
Model Predictions
Spread Total UTM win
Actual UTM +9 183 Won
Massey UTM -7.5 (+1.5) — —
Massey Totals — 156.7 (+26.3) —
Bradley-Terry — — 80% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 82% ✓
Baseline Plus ML UTM -5.7 (+3.3) 152.6 (+30.4) 78% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ UTM -5.2 (+3.8) 153.9 (+29.1) 77% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML UTM -7.3 (+1.7) 151.8 (+31.2) 78% ✓
Baseline ML UTM -6.3 (+2.7) 152.4 (+30.6) 79% ✓

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 7, 2026 TNST 68 – 55 UTM
Feb 28, 2026 TNST 67 – 42 UTM
Dec 19, 2025 TNST 78 – 71 UTM
Feb 19, 2025 TNST 86 – 75 UTM
Jan 22, 2025 TNST 81 – 80 UTM

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings UTM TNST
Overall 21-11 18-15
Conference 14-4 10-8
Home 12-2 11-3
Away 9-7 5-10
Neutral 0-2 2-2
Last 5 5-0 2-3
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 79.5 70.2
Avg Pts Against 77.9 72.2
Massey -2.7 (#213) -6.9 (#287)
Bradley-Terry -0.01 (#167) -0.78 (#255)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.28 (#190) -1.10 (#272)
RPI 0.518 (#141) 0.482 (#212)
Shooting & Four Factors UTM TNST
FG% 43.7% 43.1%
3PT% 36.6% 31.3%
REB / G 40.3 33.2
OREB / G 10.0 9.5
AST / TO 1.11 0.83
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 50.7% 48.7%
TOV% 15.4% 19.8%
ORB% 26.8% 28.3%
FT Rate 24.2% 28.9%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 48.8% 48.8%
Opp TOV% 13.0% 18.5%
DRB% 74.0% 68.3%
Opp FT Rate 17.4% 32.0%

Game Analysis

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