The juice of the carrot, the smile of the parrot / A little drop of claret - anything that rocks "Reasons to be Cheerful, Part 3" - Ian Dury & the Blockheads
Western Athletic Conference · Wisdom Gym · January 27, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread TAR -4.5 Away covered
O/U 139.5 Over
Money TAR -188 / UTU +145
Model Predictions
Spread Total TAR win
Actual TAR +2 146 Won
Massey TAR -2.2 (-0.2) — —
Massey Totals — 144.0 (+2.0) —
Bradley-Terry — — 73% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 75% ✓
Baseline Plus ML TAR -0.9 (+1.1) 141.8 (+4.2) 66% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ TAR -0.8 (+1.2) 138.1 (+7.9) 67% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML TAR -1.9 (+0.1) 143.3 (+2.7) 64% ✓
Baseline ML TAR -1.5 (+0.5) 142.8 (+3.2) 62% ✓

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 21, 2026 UTU 80 – 72 TAR
Jan 31, 2026 UTU 65 – 59 TAR
Jan 18, 2026 UTU 75 – 71 TAR
Jan 31, 2025 TAR 61 – 54 UTU
Jan 12, 2025 UTU 58 – 54 TAR

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings TAR UTU
Overall 17-17 14-19
Conference 9-9 5-13
Home 13-2 9-5
Away 2-12 3-13
Neutral 3-3 2-1
Last 5 2-3 1-4
Streak L2 L1
Avg Pts For 67.6 73.9
Avg Pts Against 70.1 75.0
Massey -1.8 (#212) -0.5 (#177)
Bradley-Terry 0.10 (#164) -0.26 (#199)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.06 (#170) -0.33 (#204)
RPI 0.515 (#152) 0.488 (#199)
Shooting & Four Factors TAR UTU
FG% 42.3% 44.3%
3PT% 30.8% 36.6%
REB / G 30.8 34.4
OREB / G 9.3 10.3
AST / TO 0.78 0.81
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 45.9% 51.9%
TOV% 18.1% 21.5%
ORB% 27.2% 30.3%
FT Rate 32.6% 31.0%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 52.3% 55.4%
Opp TOV% 22.9% 19.3%
DRB% 68.4% 75.9%
Opp FT Rate 31.9% 23.4%

Game Analysis

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