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Western Athletic Conference · Burns Arena · December 30, 2022
Betting Lines
Spread UTU -9.5 Home covered
O/U 160.5 Under
Money UTU -500 / RGV +350
Model Predictions
Spread Total UTU win
Actual UTU +15 147 Won
Massey UTU -15.5 (-0.5) — —
Massey Totals — 164.1 (-17.1) —
Bradley-Terry — — 80% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 87% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ UTU -11.7 (+3.3) 153.0 (-6.0) 87% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML UTU -12.3 (+2.7) 159.0 (-12.0) 87% ✓
Baseline ML UTU -13.2 (+1.8) 156.0 (-9.0) 87% ✓
Baseline Plus ML UTU -13.9 (+1.1) 154.7 (-7.7) 87% ✓

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 8, 2024 UTU 79 – 74 RGV
Feb 2, 2024 UTU 81 – 64 RGV
Feb 24, 2023 UTU 88 – 81 RGV
Jan 23, 2022 UTU 85 – 74 RGV
Jan 17, 2021 RGV 72 – 65 UTU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings UTU RGV
Overall 14-19 15-17
Conference 5-13 6-12
Home 9-5 11-6
Away 3-13 4-10
Neutral 2-1 1-1
Last 5 3-2 3-2
Streak L1 L2
Avg Pts For 73.9 75.2
Avg Pts Against 75.0 81.2
Massey 2.6 (#127) -8.2 (#308)
Bradley-Terry 0.54 (#124) -0.01 (#181)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.50 (#135) -0.44 (#207)
RPI 0.524 (#135) 0.529 (#122)
Shooting & Four Factors UTU RGV
FG% 44.4% 49.9%
3PT% 36.3% 34.5%
REB / G 33.3 35.7
OREB / G 10.3 9.6
AST / TO 0.97 0.75
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 51.8% 54.9%
TOV% 18.9% 24.2%
ORB% 30.5% 29.2%
FT Rate 28.8% 37.9%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 56.0% 53.9%
Opp TOV% 20.0% 16.8%
DRB% 76.9% 70.4%
Opp FT Rate 24.9% 27.3%

Game Analysis

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