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UAB Blazers
86 – 77
FINAL Conference
Florida Atlantic Owls
Conference USA · Bartow Arena · February 3, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread UAB -2.5 Home covered
O/U 147.5 Over
Money UAB -138 / FAU +110
Model Predictions
Spread Total UAB win
Actual UAB +9 163 Won
Massey UAB -0.3 (+8.7) — —
Massey Totals — 153.7 (+9.3) —
Bradley-Terry — — 16% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 24% ✗
Baseline Plus ML UAB -0.6 (+8.4) 148.3 (+14.7) 56% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ UAB -2.2 (+6.8) 148.0 (+15.0) 63% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML FAU -0.3 (+9.3) 148.1 (+14.9) 45% ✗
Baseline ML UAB -0.2 (+8.8) 149.3 (+13.7) 51% ✓

Predictions use only rating snapshots dated before tip-off. Parenthesised values are the signed error vs. the actual result. Model performance →

Last 5 Meetings

Jan 8, 2026 FAU 76 – 71 UAB
Mar 7, 2025 UAB 89 – 80 FAU
Jan 12, 2025 UAB 81 – 76 FAU
Feb 9, 2024 UAB 76 – 73 FAU
Jan 14, 2024 FAU 86 – 73 UAB

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings UAB FAU
Overall 29-10 35-4
Conference 14-6 18-2
Home 17-2 17-0
Away 7-5 11-3
Neutral 5-3 7-1
Last 5 3-2 5-0
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 80.0 77.2
Avg Pts Against 70.7 65.6
Massey 8.3 (#65) 11.5 (#33)
Bradley-Terry 0.93 (#91) 3.26 (#5)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.40 (#81) 3.28 (#16)
RPI 0.543 (#95) 0.623 (#16)
Shooting & Four Factors UAB FAU
FG% 44.3% 46.0%
3PT% 35.5% 37.3%
REB / G 41.4 39.0
OREB / G 14.4 10.8
AST / TO 1.14 1.23
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 49.7% 54.2%
TOV% 17.7% 17.3%
ORB% 37.2% 31.1%
FT Rate 29.1% 20.8%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 48.1% 45.6%
Opp TOV% 20.5% 18.3%
DRB% 71.2% 75.2%
Opp FT Rate 22.2% 18.6%

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