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 · UTRGV Fieldhouse · February 24, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread UTU -2.5 Away covered
O/U 155.5 Over
Money RGV +115 / UTU -150
Model Predictions
Spread Total RGV win
Actual UTU +7 169 Lost
Massey UTU -1.2 (-5.8)
Massey Totals 159.2 (+9.8)
Bradley-Terry 67%
Weighted B-T 61%
Efficiency Plus ML UTU -0.7 (-6.3) 151.2 (+17.8) 51%
Baseline Tuned ML UTU -0.0 (-7.0) 153.7 (+15.3) 48%
Baseline ML UTU -0.0 (-7.0) 153.8 (+15.2) 42%
Baseline Plus ML UTU -1.1 (-5.9) 153.4 (+15.6) 45%

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 8, 2024 UTU 7974 RGV
Feb 2, 2024 UTU 8164 RGV
Dec 30, 2022 UTU 8166 RGV
Jan 23, 2022 UTU 8574 RGV
Jan 17, 2021 RGV 7265 UTU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings RGV UTU
Overall 15-17 14-19
Conference 6-12 5-13
Home 11-6 9-5
Away 4-10 3-13
Neutral 1-1 2-1
Last 5 2-3 1-4
Streak L2 L1
Avg Pts For 75.2 73.9
Avg Pts Against 81.2 75.0
Massey -5.2 (#259) -0.4 (#179)
Bradley-Terry -0.35 (#213) -0.44 (#220)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.72 (#235) -0.41 (#207)
RPI 0.484 (#210) 0.469 (#242)
Shooting & Four Factors RGV UTU
FG% 44.9% 44.5%
3PT% 33.5% 37.9%
REB / G 36.2 33.0
OREB / G 10.5 9.6
AST / TO 0.81 0.79
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 50.6% 52.4%
TOV% 22.7% 21.8%
ORB% 29.7% 28.6%
FT Rate 32.5% 30.7%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 51.9% 54.6%
Opp TOV% 17.1% 20.4%
DRB% 70.4% 73.0%
Opp FT Rate 26.8% 26.7%

Game Analysis

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