And I'm telling you son, well, it ain't no fun staring straight down a forty-four. "Gimme Three Steps" - Lynyrd Skynyrd
Western Athletic Conference · Moody Coliseum (Abilene) · January 27, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread GCU -2.5 Home covered
O/U 139.5 Over
Money ACU +138 / GCU -138
Model Predictions
Spread Total ACU win
Actual GCU +2 148 Lost
Massey GCU -5.9 (+3.9)
Massey Totals 139.7 (+8.3)
Bradley-Terry 31%
Weighted B-T 23%
Baseline ML GCU -5.2 (+3.2) 144.1 (+3.9) 31%
Baseline Plus ML GCU -5.2 (+3.2) 142.6 (+5.4) 32%
Efficiency Plus ML GCU -5.3 (+3.3) 141.5 (+6.5) 31%
Baseline Tuned ML GCU -5.3 (+3.3) 143.9 (+4.1) 32%

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 8, 2025 ACU 8281 GCU
Jan 17, 2025 GCU 8858 ACU
Feb 24, 2024 ACU 7973 GCU
Jan 12, 2024 GCU 7464 ACU
Feb 18, 2023 GCU 9484 ACU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings ACU GCU
Overall 13-17 24-12
Conference 7-11 11-7
Home 10-5 14-4
Away 5-8 6-5
Neutral 0-4 5-3
Last 5 1-4 2-3
Streak L6 L1
Avg Pts For 71.2 72.2
Avg Pts Against 74.9 69.1
Massey -4.5 (#247) 4.9 (#100)
Bradley-Terry -0.72 (#248) 0.68 (#111)
W. Bradley-Terry -1.00 (#253) 0.90 (#111)
RPI 0.452 (#267) 0.534 (#113)
Shooting & Four Factors ACU GCU
FG% 43.7% 42.7%
3PT% 35.2% 33.7%
REB / G 28.9 37.6
OREB / G 8.7 11.6
AST / TO 1.14 0.93
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 49.8% 49.5%
TOV% 18.9% 18.8%
ORB% 24.6% 33.6%
FT Rate 21.7% 25.3%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 55.3% 45.9%
Opp TOV% 24.0% 17.0%
DRB% 69.8% 69.6%
Opp FT Rate 35.3% 21.2%

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