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Western Athletic Conference · Global Credit Union Arena · January 19, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread GCU -12.5 Away covered
O/U 135.5 Over
Money GCU -1000 / UTU +550
Model Predictions
Spread Total GCU win
Actual GCU +4 174 Won
Massey GCU -10.5 (-6.5) — —
Massey Totals — 138.5 (+35.5) —
Bradley-Terry — — 83% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 89% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ GCU -11.9 (-7.9) 138.8 (+35.2) 85% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML GCU -9.8 (-5.8) 140.3 (+33.7) 84% ✓
Baseline ML GCU -10.7 (-6.7) 139.0 (+35.0) 84% ✓
Baseline Plus ML GCU -10.3 (-6.3) 137.5 (+36.5) 84% ✓

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 7, 2025 GCU 90 – 68 UTU
Jan 26, 2025 GCU 79 – 66 UTU
Feb 16, 2024 GCU 73 – 61 UTU
Jan 7, 2024 GCU 75 – 65 UTU
Mar 4, 2023 GCU 71 – 61 UTU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings GCU UTU
Overall 24-12 14-19
Conference 11-7 5-13
Home 14-4 9-5
Away 6-5 3-13
Neutral 5-3 2-1
Last 5 3-2 1-4
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 72.2 73.9
Avg Pts Against 69.1 75.0
Massey 5.3 (#92) -1.4 (#205)
Bradley-Terry 0.64 (#112) -0.32 (#204)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.84 (#111) -0.46 (#210)
RPI 0.531 (#120) 0.485 (#202)
Shooting & Four Factors GCU UTU
FG% 42.0% 43.6%
3PT% 32.3% 35.2%
REB / G 37.9 34.3
OREB / G 11.3 10.4
AST / TO 0.93 0.80
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 48.6% 50.9%
TOV% 18.8% 21.9%
ORB% 32.6% 30.4%
FT Rate 24.8% 29.3%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 45.2% 54.9%
Opp TOV% 17.5% 19.6%
DRB% 70.9% 75.7%
Opp FT Rate 20.0% 22.6%

Game Analysis

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