Can I kick it? Yes you can. "Can I Kick It?" - A Tribe Called Quest
Jon M. Huntsman Center · December 14, 2022
Betting Lines
Spread UTAH -21.5 Away covered
O/U 141.5 Over
Money UTAH -3300 / UTSA +1700
Model Predictions
Spread Total UTAH win
Actual UTAH +21 161 Won
Massey UTAH -27.3 (-6.3) — —
Massey Totals — 138.0 (+23.0) —
Bradley-Terry — — 99% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 99% ✓
Baseline Plus ML UTAH -27.2 (-6.2) 143.3 (+17.7) 90% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ UTAH -23.1 (-2.1) 146.4 (+14.6) 90% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML UTAH -22.3 (-1.3) 143.8 (+17.2) 91% ✓
Baseline ML UTAH -26.3 (-5.3) 144.4 (+16.6) 91% ✓

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

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings UTAH UTSA
Overall 17-15 10-22
Conference 10-10 4-16
Home 12-6 8-10
Away 4-7 2-11
Neutral 1-2 0-1
Last 5 4-1 2-3
Streak L6 L1
Avg Pts For 68.7 69.2
Avg Pts Against 63.8 78.1
Massey 13.9 (#16) -8.2 (#310)
Bradley-Terry 2.10 (#39) -1.12 (#279)
W. Bradley-Terry 2.56 (#48) -0.89 (#240)
RPI 0.572 (#73) 0.429 (#285)
Shooting & Four Factors UTAH UTSA
FG% 46.1% 40.4%
3PT% 40.1% 33.9%
REB / G 43.3 36.0
OREB / G 11.8 9.9
AST / TO 1.19 0.82
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 52.9% 48.0%
TOV% 18.9% 20.9%
ORB% 33.6% 27.4%
FT Rate 22.4% 27.3%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 38.7% 47.6%
Opp TOV% 16.3% 14.1%
DRB% 71.1% 70.1%
Opp FT Rate 15.7% 24.7%

Game Analysis

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