Don't talk to me about your big, big heroes "Kelly's Heroes" - Black Grape
Sharp Gymnasium · December 11, 2022
Betting Lines
Spread RGV -2.5 Away covered
O/U 159.5 Over
Money HCU +120 / RGV -154
Model Predictions
Spread Total HCU win
Actual RGV +13 177 Lost
Massey RGV -2.3 (-10.7) — —
Massey Totals — 164.6 (+12.4) —
Bradley-Terry — — 3% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 1% ✓
Baseline Plus ML RGV -2.2 (-10.8) 159.3 (+17.7) 32% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ RGV -2.4 (-10.6) 157.5 (+19.5) 37% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML RGV -2.9 (-10.1) 158.0 (+19.0) 35% ✓
Baseline ML RGV -3.7 (-9.3) 160.4 (+16.6) 38% ✓

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 3, 2026 RGV 74 – 57 HCU
Jan 24, 2026 RGV 68 – 51 HCU
Feb 15, 2025 RGV 76 – 52 HCU
Jan 18, 2025 HCU 66 – 57 RGV
Dec 19, 2022 RGV 100 – 90 HCU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings HCU RGV
Overall 10-22 15-17
Conference 7-11 6-12
Home 8-8 11-6
Away 2-12 4-10
Neutral 0-2 1-1
Last 5 0-5 3-2
Streak L3 L2
Avg Pts For 74.8 75.2
Avg Pts Against 85.0 81.2
Massey -16.5 (#359) -8.9 (#320)
Bradley-Terry -4.58 (#363) 0.06 (#167)
W. Bradley-Terry -6.75 (#363) -0.28 (#200)
RPI 0.366 (#346) 0.516 (#146)
Shooting & Four Factors HCU RGV
FG% 43.3% 48.2%
3PT% 36.6% 32.7%
REB / G 29.9 34.3
OREB / G 10.0 8.9
AST / TO 0.80 0.66
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 51.1% 52.6%
TOV% 24.1% 25.0%
ORB% 28.5% 27.1%
FT Rate 15.3% 36.7%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 61.6% 54.7%
Opp TOV% 17.5% 16.7%
DRB% 66.8% 68.7%
Opp FT Rate 20.6% 25.7%

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