And the sound that I'm hearing is only the sound of the low spark of high heeled boys. "The Low Spark of High Heeled Boys" - Traffic
Ohio Valley Conference · Kathleen and Tom Elam Center · January 6, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread UTM -1.5 Home covered
O/U 154.5 Over
Money UTM -110 / SEMO +110
Model Predictions
Spread Total UTM win
Actual UTM +5 169 Won
Massey UTM -1.3 (+3.7) — —
Massey Totals — 154.6 (+14.4) —
Bradley-Terry — — 67% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 58% ✓
Baseline Plus ML UTM -1.5 (+3.5) 154.4 (+14.6) 57% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ UTM -1.3 (+3.7) 156.0 (+13.0) 56% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML UTM -1.4 (+3.6) 150.6 (+18.4) 58% ✓
Baseline ML UTM -0.9 (+4.1) 152.3 (+16.7) 57% ✓

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 18, 2026 SEMO 56 – 53 UTM
Jan 21, 2026 SEMO 66 – 50 UTM
Jan 31, 2025 SEMO 90 – 79 UTM
Jan 4, 2025 UTM 66 – 63 SEMO
Feb 24, 2024 UTM 82 – 72 SEMO

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings UTM SEMO
Overall 19-14 19-17
Conference 10-8 10-8
Home 14-2 9-4
Away 4-11 5-11
Neutral 1-1 5-2
Last 5 3-2 1-4
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 76.4 77.0
Avg Pts Against 77.1 77.6
Massey -6.1 (#284) -3.0 (#228)
Bradley-Terry -0.58 (#236) -0.50 (#226)
W. Bradley-Terry -1.22 (#269) -0.63 (#217)
RPI 0.457 (#252) 0.478 (#219)
Shooting & Four Factors UTM SEMO
FG% 42.4% 41.5%
3PT% 33.1% 34.9%
REB / G 36.5 32.2
OREB / G 11.0 7.6
AST / TO 0.92 0.93
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 48.6% 48.8%
TOV% 17.9% 18.8%
ORB% 29.2% 21.1%
FT Rate 23.0% 23.4%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 50.4% 51.9%
Opp TOV% 18.7% 19.7%
DRB% 66.9% 69.1%
Opp FT Rate 27.1% 34.8%

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