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Western Athletic Conference · UTRGV Fieldhouse · February 26, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread TAR -4.5 Home covered
O/U 144.5 Over
Money RGV +188 / TAR -188
Model Predictions
Spread Total RGV win
Actual RGV +4 194 Won
Massey TAR -2.3 (+6.3) — —
Massey Totals — 148.1 (+45.9) —
Bradley-Terry — — 45% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 36% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ TAR -2.6 (+6.6) 143.6 (+50.4) 46% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML TAR -1.8 (+5.8) 145.1 (+48.9) 41% ✗
Baseline ML TAR -2.3 (+6.3) 145.3 (+48.7) 42% ✗
Baseline Plus ML TAR -2.5 (+6.5) 145.8 (+48.2) 39% ✗

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 21, 2024 TAR 77 – 73 RGV
Dec 2, 2023 TAR 77 – 75 RGV
Mar 8, 2023 TAR 74 – 70 RGV
Feb 4, 2023 RGV 68 – 65 TAR
Feb 25, 2022 TAR 75 – 62 RGV

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings RGV TAR
Overall 15-17 17-17
Conference 6-12 9-9
Home 11-6 13-2
Away 4-10 2-12
Neutral 1-1 3-3
Last 5 2-3 2-3
Streak L2 L2
Avg Pts For 75.2 67.6
Avg Pts Against 81.2 70.1
Massey -5.4 (#260) 0.5 (#162)
Bradley-Terry -0.51 (#227) 0.32 (#144)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.87 (#245) 0.42 (#142)
RPI 0.477 (#226) 0.520 (#142)
Shooting & Four Factors RGV TAR
FG% 45.0% 43.3%
3PT% 33.5% 34.4%
REB / G 36.0 30.4
OREB / G 10.5 8.7
AST / TO 0.82 0.86
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 50.8% 47.7%
TOV% 22.3% 18.4%
ORB% 29.7% 26.1%
FT Rate 32.0% 33.1%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 52.2% 52.0%
Opp TOV% 17.2% 23.5%
DRB% 70.1% 70.1%
Opp FT Rate 27.6% 34.6%

Game Analysis

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