The juice of the carrot, the smile of the parrot / A little drop of claret - anything that rocks "Reasons to be Cheerful, Part 3" - Ian Dury & the Blockheads
Western Athletic Conference · Global Credit Union Arena · February 16, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread GCU -12.5 Away covered
O/U 147.5 Over
Money GCU -700 / RGV +600
Model Predictions
Spread Total GCU win
Actual RGV +1 153 Lost
Massey GCU -13.2 (-14.2)
Massey Totals 150.6 (+2.4)
Bradley-Terry 88%
Weighted B-T 92%
Efficiency Plus ML GCU -13.2 (-14.2) 145.4 (+7.6) 87%
Baseline Tuned ML GCU -10.3 (-11.3) 146.3 (+6.7) 86%
Baseline ML GCU -10.4 (-11.4) 146.5 (+6.5) 84%
Baseline Plus ML GCU -10.8 (-11.8) 145.6 (+7.4) 85%

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 1, 2024 GCU 7243 RGV
Nov 30, 2023 GCU 7969 RGV
Jan 7, 2022 GCU 8470 RGV

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings GCU RGV
Overall 24-12 15-17
Conference 11-7 6-12
Home 14-4 11-6
Away 6-5 4-10
Neutral 5-3 1-1
Last 5 3-2 2-3
Streak L1 L2
Avg Pts For 72.2 75.2
Avg Pts Against 69.1 81.2
Massey 3.7 (#115) -5.9 (#277)
Bradley-Terry 0.69 (#110) -0.62 (#239)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.75 (#113) -0.88 (#245)
RPI 0.538 (#112) 0.467 (#245)
Shooting & Four Factors GCU RGV
FG% 43.1% 45.3%
3PT% 35.1% 33.3%
REB / G 36.2 35.7
OREB / G 11.0 10.0
AST / TO 0.90 0.80
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 50.4% 51.0%
TOV% 19.1% 23.1%
ORB% 32.4% 28.8%
FT Rate 26.5% 33.7%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 47.1% 51.9%
Opp TOV% 16.7% 17.4%
DRB% 69.1% 70.7%
Opp FT Rate 22.1% 27.3%

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