Twenty-one years in captivity / His shoes too small to fit his feet "Nelson Mandela" - The Specials
Ohio Valley Conference · Kathleen and Tom Elam Center · February 24, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread UTM -4.5 Away covered
O/U 159.5 Over
Money UTM -188 / TNST +188
Model Predictions
Spread Total UTM win
Actual TNST +6 170 Lost
Massey UTM -5.0 (-11.0) — —
Massey Totals — 157.2 (+12.8) —
Bradley-Terry — — 73% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 79% ✗
Baseline Plus ML UTM -3.5 (-9.5) 158.0 (+12.0) 68% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ UTM -3.6 (-9.6) 156.2 (+13.8) 61% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML UTM -3.9 (-9.9) 154.4 (+15.6) 67% ✗
Baseline ML UTM -3.7 (-9.7) 155.9 (+14.1) 67% ✗

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 7, 2026 TNST 68 – 55 UTM
Feb 28, 2026 TNST 67 – 42 UTM
Dec 19, 2025 TNST 78 – 71 UTM
Feb 19, 2025 TNST 86 – 75 UTM
Jan 22, 2025 TNST 81 – 80 UTM

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings UTM TNST
Overall 19-14 18-14
Conference 10-8 10-8
Home 14-2 13-4
Away 4-11 4-8
Neutral 1-1 1-2
Last 5 3-2 4-1
Streak L1 L2
Avg Pts For 76.4 75.5
Avg Pts Against 77.1 75.6
Massey -4.7 (#250) -6.1 (#279)
Bradley-Terry -0.70 (#243) -1.09 (#278)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.95 (#249) -1.53 (#287)
RPI 0.484 (#211) 0.444 (#289)
Shooting & Four Factors UTM TNST
FG% 44.7% 43.9%
3PT% 32.5% 36.2%
REB / G 38.1 34.7
OREB / G 10.0 9.4
AST / TO 1.01 1.02
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 50.7% 51.3%
TOV% 17.1% 17.5%
ORB% 27.5% 25.7%
FT Rate 26.2% 23.9%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 49.0% 49.5%
Opp TOV% 16.6% 18.7%
DRB% 71.2% 72.1%
Opp FT Rate 23.8% 30.2%

Game Analysis

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