And I'm telling you son, well, it ain't no fun staring straight down a forty-four. "Gimme Three Steps" - Lynyrd Skynyrd
Ohio Valley Conference · Kathleen and Tom Elam Center · January 28, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread UTM -1.5 Home covered
O/U 154.5 Over
Money UTM -120 / USI +120
Model Predictions
Spread Total UTM win
Actual UTM +3 169 Won
Massey UTM -2.1 (+0.9) — —
Massey Totals — 157.9 (+11.1) —
Bradley-Terry — — 61% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 61% ✓
Baseline Plus ML UTM -0.5 (+2.5) 154.3 (+14.7) 59% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ USI -0.8 (+3.8) 155.6 (+13.4) 45% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML UTM -1.8 (+1.2) 154.3 (+14.7) 58% ✓
Baseline ML UTM -1.3 (+1.7) 155.7 (+13.3) 61% ✓

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 6, 2026 UTM 76 – 54 USI
Jan 11, 2026 UTM 73 – 56 USI
Feb 28, 2025 UTM 79 – 63 USI
Dec 21, 2024 UTM 77 – 46 USI
Feb 16, 2024 UTM 77 – 68 USI

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings UTM USI
Overall 19-14 16-17
Conference 10-8 9-9
Home 14-2 10-4
Away 4-11 5-11
Neutral 1-1 1-2
Last 5 4-1 5-0
Streak L1 L2
Avg Pts For 76.4 75.0
Avg Pts Against 77.1 76.8
Massey -4.9 (#250) -3.4 (#234)
Bradley-Terry -0.57 (#235) -0.38 (#215)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.88 (#248) -0.61 (#220)
RPI 0.464 (#251) 0.485 (#201)
Shooting & Four Factors UTM USI
FG% 44.1% 43.1%
3PT% 31.8% 38.5%
REB / G 37.4 39.4
OREB / G 10.1 12.6
AST / TO 0.91 0.89
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 50.0% 51.1%
TOV% 18.2% 19.5%
ORB% 28.0% 33.1%
FT Rate 25.7% 22.9%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 48.4% 51.3%
Opp TOV% 18.1% 17.1%
DRB% 69.2% 75.8%
Opp FT Rate 24.2% 28.6%

Game Analysis

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