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Texas Tech Red Raiders
83 87
FINAL Conference
UCF Knights
Big 12 Conference · United Supermarkets Arena · December 31, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread TTU -13.5 Away covered
O/U 147.5 Over
Money TTU -1600 / UCF +750
Model Predictions
Spread Total TTU win
Actual UCF +4 170 Lost
Massey TTU -16.6 (-20.6)
Massey Totals 154.8 (+15.2)
Bradley-Terry 49%
Weighted B-T 61%
Efficiency Plus ML TTU -11.8 (-15.8) 154.6 (+15.4) 82%
Baseline Tuned ML TTU -11.8 (-15.8) 151.6 (+18.4) 85%
Baseline ML TTU -12.5 (-16.5) 149.5 (+20.5) 81%
Baseline Plus ML TTU -12.8 (-16.8) 151.8 (+18.2) 82%

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 31, 2026 UCF 8880 TTU
Feb 24, 2024 UCF 7561 TTU
Feb 10, 2024 TTU 6659 UCF

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings TTU UCF
Overall 28-9 20-17
Conference 15-5 7-13
Home 15-3 13-5
Away 8-2 2-8
Neutral 5-4 5-4
Last 5 4-1 5-0
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 80.9 79.8
Avg Pts Against 68.5 80.4
Massey 17.5 (#15) 5.2 (#95)
Bradley-Terry 1.28 (#79) 2.10 (#55)
W. Bradley-Terry 2.39 (#62) 2.79 (#52)
RPI 0.559 (#83) 0.609 (#31)
Shooting & Four Factors TTU UCF
FG% 51.7% 43.5%
3PT% 40.4% 34.2%
REB / G 37.8 38.7
OREB / G 11.5 12.5
AST / TO 1.68 1.25
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 60.0% 50.2%
TOV% 16.0% 17.2%
ORB% 37.1% 34.5%
FT Rate 22.5% 31.6%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 45.8% 48.7%
Opp TOV% 20.6% 20.0%
DRB% 71.3% 68.2%
Opp FT Rate 18.7% 20.4%

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