I don't know why I let that mean woman make me a fool. "Whipping Post" - The Allman Brothers
UCF Knights
71 – 73
FINAL Conference
Cincinnati Bearcats
American Conference · Addition Financial Arena · February 19, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread UCF -3.5 Away covered
O/U 140.5 Over
Money UCF -188 / CIN +145
Model Predictions
Spread Total UCF win
Actual CIN +2 144 Lost
Massey UCF -4.1 (-6.1) — —
Massey Totals — 138.5 (+5.5) —
Bradley-Terry — — 73% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 75% ✗
Baseline Plus ML UCF -4.4 (-6.4) 144.7 (-0.7) 70% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ UCF -4.2 (-6.2) 142.1 (+1.9) 74% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML UCF -4.0 (-6.0) 143.2 (+0.8) 69% ✗
Baseline ML UCF -4.0 (-6.0) 144.4 (-0.4) 68% ✗

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 11, 2026 UCF 66 – 65 CIN
Feb 8, 2026 CIN 92 – 72 UCF
Jan 11, 2026 UCF 73 – 72 CIN
Apr 3, 2025 UCF 88 – 80 CIN
Feb 6, 2025 CIN 93 – 83 UCF

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings UCF CIN
Overall 19-15 23-13
Conference 8-10 11-7
Home 11-6 16-3
Away 5-7 5-7
Neutral 3-2 2-3
Last 5 2-3 3-2
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 71.5 76.5
Avg Pts Against 65.5 69.7
Massey 9.4 (#54) 8.9 (#61)
Bradley-Terry 1.17 (#77) 0.83 (#104)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.53 (#75) 1.14 (#99)
RPI 0.551 (#90) 0.537 (#113)
Shooting & Four Factors UCF CIN
FG% 42.8% 44.2%
3PT% 36.7% 35.7%
REB / G 36.0 37.0
OREB / G 12.1 11.0
AST / TO 1.03 1.50
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 50.5% 51.4%
TOV% 20.2% 14.8%
ORB% 34.9% 30.0%
FT Rate 22.2% 16.8%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 47.6% 47.4%
Opp TOV% 21.6% 17.6%
DRB% 69.2% 72.6%
Opp FT Rate 23.5% 21.8%

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