In North Carolina way back in the hills, there lived my pappy and he had him a still. "White Lightning" - The Big Bopper
Western Athletic Conference · Wisdom Gym · January 14, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread TAR -3.5 Home covered
O/U 139.5 Under
Money TAR -163 / ACU +170
Model Predictions
Spread Total TAR win
Actual TAR +9 135 Won
Massey TAR -8.0 (+1.0) — —
Massey Totals — 141.6 (-6.6) —
Bradley-Terry — — 82% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 88% ✓
Baseline Plus ML TAR -5.3 (+3.7) 140.3 (-5.3) 72% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ TAR -4.3 (+4.7) 138.8 (-3.8) 74% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML TAR -5.2 (+3.8) 141.1 (-6.1) 72% ✓
Baseline ML TAR -5.3 (+3.7) 141.2 (-6.2) 72% ✓

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 12, 2026 ACU 84 – 78 TAR
Feb 17, 2026 TAR 65 – 62 ACU
Feb 14, 2026 ACU 73 – 59 TAR
Jan 9, 2026 ACU 84 – 80 TAR
Feb 28, 2025 TAR 67 – 52 ACU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings TAR ACU
Overall 17-17 13-17
Conference 9-9 7-11
Home 13-2 10-5
Away 2-12 5-8
Neutral 3-3 0-4
Last 5 3-2 2-3
Streak L2 L6
Avg Pts For 67.6 71.2
Avg Pts Against 70.1 74.9
Massey 0.2 (#168) -3.8 (#238)
Bradley-Terry 0.15 (#167) -0.70 (#247)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.16 (#163) -1.00 (#254)
RPI 0.509 (#164) 0.453 (#265)
Shooting & Four Factors TAR ACU
FG% 43.9% 43.8%
3PT% 33.3% 35.5%
REB / G 30.4 28.6
OREB / G 9.2 8.5
AST / TO 0.79 1.10
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 47.8% 50.1%
TOV% 18.9% 19.3%
ORB% 27.7% 24.3%
FT Rate 33.2% 22.8%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 52.3% 55.6%
Opp TOV% 24.2% 24.5%
DRB% 68.1% 70.2%
Opp FT Rate 35.3% 35.8%

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