Funky Claude was running in and out / pulling kids out the ground "Smoke On the Water" - Deep Purple
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% ✓
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% ✓
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% ✓

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 82 – 81 GCU
Jan 17, 2025 GCU 88 – 58 ACU
Feb 24, 2024 ACU 79 – 73 GCU
Jan 12, 2024 GCU 74 – 64 ACU
Feb 18, 2023 GCU 94 – 84 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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