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Ohio Valley Conference · Kathleen and Tom Elam Center · January 21, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread UTM -9.5 Home covered
O/U 141.5 Over
Money UTM -400 / EIU +350
Model Predictions
Spread Total UTM win
Actual UTM +13 169 Won
Massey UTM -9.6 (+3.4) — —
Massey Totals — 143.0 (+26.0) —
Bradley-Terry — — 88% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 90% ✓
Baseline Plus ML UTM -7.9 (+5.1) 145.5 (+23.5) 78% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ UTM -8.2 (+4.8) 143.7 (+25.3) 82% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML UTM -7.8 (+5.2) 142.8 (+26.2) 80% ✓
Baseline ML UTM -7.2 (+5.8) 143.9 (+25.1) 79% ✓

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 6, 2026 UTM 66 – 63 EIU
Jan 30, 2026 UTM 76 – 68 EIU
Jan 3, 2026 UTM 65 – 61 EIU
Feb 15, 2025 UTM 72 – 68 EIU
Jan 17, 2025 UTM 68 – 63 EIU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings UTM EIU
Overall 19-14 9-22
Conference 10-8 5-13
Home 14-2 6-9
Away 4-11 3-12
Neutral 1-1 0-1
Last 5 3-2 1-4
Streak L1 L4
Avg Pts For 76.4 66.9
Avg Pts Against 77.1 74.2
Massey -4.8 (#250) -10.7 (#336)
Bradley-Terry -0.65 (#240) -1.99 (#334)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.96 (#247) -2.45 (#334)
RPI 0.462 (#245) 0.384 (#346)
Shooting & Four Factors UTM EIU
FG% 43.3% 42.1%
3PT% 32.2% 29.7%
REB / G 37.0 32.2
OREB / G 10.1 9.1
AST / TO 0.88 0.92
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 49.3% 46.5%
TOV% 17.9% 19.5%
ORB% 27.7% 25.0%
FT Rate 24.9% 21.8%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 49.0% 51.8%
Opp TOV% 18.2% 22.0%
DRB% 69.1% 66.4%
Opp FT Rate 25.9% 24.6%

Game Analysis

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