I had 'em all out there steppin' and fetchin' like their heads were on fire and their asses was catchin'. "The Ballad of Uneasy Rider" - Charlie Daniels
Western Athletic Conference · Wisdom Gym · January 29, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread GCU -2.5 Home covered
O/U 134.5 Over
Money TAR +138 / GCU -138
Model Predictions
Spread Total TAR win
Actual TAR +19 143 Won
Massey GCU -3.0 (+22.0) — —
Massey Totals — 135.2 (+7.8) —
Bradley-Terry — — 51% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 47% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ GCU -3.5 (+22.5) 137.6 (+5.4) 43% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML GCU -2.0 (+21.0) 139.2 (+3.8) 42% ✗
Baseline ML GCU -2.6 (+21.6) 139.7 (+3.3) 39% ✗
Baseline Plus ML GCU -2.6 (+21.6) 138.6 (+4.4) 44% ✗

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 14, 2025 GCU 64 – 60 TAR
Jan 19, 2025 GCU 88 – 64 TAR
Feb 23, 2024 TAR 77 – 74 GCU
Jan 14, 2024 GCU 74 – 48 TAR
Jan 16, 2022 GCU 80 – 59 TAR

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings TAR GCU
Overall 17-17 24-12
Conference 9-9 11-7
Home 13-2 14-4
Away 2-12 6-5
Neutral 3-3 5-3
Last 5 3-2 3-2
Streak L2 L1
Avg Pts For 67.6 72.2
Avg Pts Against 70.1 69.1
Massey -1.8 (#213) 4.6 (#100)
Bradley-Terry 0.16 (#160) 0.77 (#105)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.09 (#163) 0.94 (#108)
RPI 0.514 (#152) 0.540 (#100)
Shooting & Four Factors TAR GCU
FG% 42.7% 43.1%
3PT% 30.9% 34.3%
REB / G 31.0 37.4
OREB / G 9.3 11.5
AST / TO 0.79 0.91
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 46.3% 50.0%
TOV% 18.4% 19.1%
ORB% 27.2% 33.6%
FT Rate 31.9% 26.0%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 51.9% 46.3%
Opp TOV% 23.2% 16.7%
DRB% 67.9% 69.6%
Opp FT Rate 32.4% 20.8%

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