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Ohio Valley Conference · Liberty Arena (IN) · December 21, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread USI -5.5 Away covered
O/U 143.5 Under
Money USI -230 / UTM +195
Model Predictions
Spread Total USI win
Actual UTM +31 123 Lost
Massey USI -8.0 (-39.0) — —
Massey Totals — 141.2 (-18.2) —
Bradley-Terry — — 87% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 95% ✗
Baseline Plus ML USI -6.1 (-37.1) 144.5 (-21.5) 70% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ USI -3.4 (-34.4) 144.0 (-21.0) 59% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML USI -5.0 (-36.0) 139.9 (-16.9) 73% ✗
Baseline ML USI -4.6 (-35.6) 142.0 (-19.0) 71% ✗

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 6, 2026 UTM 76 – 54 USI
Jan 11, 2026 UTM 73 – 56 USI
Feb 28, 2025 UTM 79 – 63 USI
Feb 16, 2024 UTM 77 – 68 USI
Jan 28, 2023 UTM 86 – 83 USI

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings USI UTM
Overall 10-20 14-19
Conference 5-15 9-11
Home 8-7 8-5
Away 2-13 5-12
Neutral 0-0 1-2
Last 5 3-2 0-5
Streak L2 L1
Avg Pts For 69.6 70.2
Avg Pts Against 75.1 73.2
Massey -4.0 (#235) -7.7 (#294)
Bradley-Terry -0.94 (#267) -2.00 (#325)
W. Bradley-Terry -1.22 (#253) -3.21 (#340)
RPI 0.441 (#279) 0.384 (#341)
Shooting & Four Factors USI UTM
FG% 45.6% 37.3%
3PT% 41.0% 26.7%
REB / G 33.0 38.7
OREB / G 8.8 12.9
AST / TO 0.91 0.73
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 51.7% 43.4%
TOV% 17.3% 19.7%
ORB% 26.0% 31.5%
FT Rate 27.0% 21.1%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 51.6% 53.0%
Opp TOV% 18.5% 16.5%
DRB% 67.5% 69.7%
Opp FT Rate 30.0% 23.0%

Game Analysis

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