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Western Athletic Conference · UTRGV Fieldhouse · March 8, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread UTU -4.5 Away covered
O/U 149.5 Over
Money RGV +188 / UTU -188
Model Predictions
Spread Total RGV win
Actual UTU +5 153 Lost
Massey UTU -1.7 (-3.3) — —
Massey Totals — 153.1 (-0.1) —
Bradley-Terry — — 41% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 29% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ UTU -2.1 (-2.9) 146.0 (+7.0) 36% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML UTU -2.1 (-2.9) 146.2 (+6.8) 36% ✓
Baseline ML UTU -1.8 (-3.2) 146.5 (+6.5) 28% ✓
Baseline Plus ML UTU -1.8 (-3.2) 146.1 (+6.9) 30% ✓

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 2, 2024 UTU 81 – 64 RGV
Feb 24, 2023 UTU 88 – 81 RGV
Dec 30, 2022 UTU 81 – 66 RGV
Jan 23, 2022 UTU 85 – 74 RGV
Jan 17, 2021 RGV 72 – 65 UTU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings RGV UTU
Overall 6-25 11-20
Conference 2-18 7-13
Home 5-9 6-7
Away 1-13 4-13
Neutral 0-3 0-0
Last 5 0-5 0-5
Streak L14 L1
Avg Pts For 68.2 70.4
Avg Pts Against 80.7 77.3
Massey -11.8 (#331) -6.9 (#286)
Bradley-Terry -1.96 (#332) -0.98 (#277)
W. Bradley-Terry -2.68 (#338) -1.10 (#269)
RPI 0.398 (#342) 0.446 (#290)
Shooting & Four Factors RGV UTU
FG% 40.6% 44.4%
3PT% 28.9% 33.7%
REB / G 32.6 34.4
OREB / G 9.4 10.0
AST / TO 0.83 0.81
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 44.9% 50.3%
TOV% 19.1% 21.8%
ORB% 25.0% 28.3%
FT Rate 29.5% 25.2%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 53.0% 50.3%
Opp TOV% 18.9% 18.2%
DRB% 65.9% 67.8%
Opp FT Rate 25.9% 30.6%

Game Analysis

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