And the sound that I'm hearing is only the sound of the low spark of high heeled boys. "The Low Spark of High Heeled Boys" - Traffic
Western Athletic Conference · America First Events Center · March 2, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread SUU -4.5 Away covered
O/U 148.5 Over
Money SUU -213 / GCU +163
Model Predictions
Spread Total SUU win
Actual GCU +5 161 Lost
Massey SUU -5.5 (-10.5)
Massey Totals 153.1 (+7.9)
Bradley-Terry 74%
Weighted B-T 75%
Baseline Plus ML SUU -4.3 (-9.3) 151.3 (+9.7) 67%
Efficiency Plus ML SUU -3.5 (-8.5) 149.7 (+11.3) 65%
Baseline Tuned ML SUU -5.0 (-10.0) 151.6 (+9.4) 70%
Baseline ML SUU -5.2 (-10.2) 152.6 (+8.4) 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

Jan 24, 2025 GCU 7459 SUU
Jan 5, 2025 GCU 8271 SUU
Feb 11, 2024 GCU 9465 SUU
Jan 5, 2024 GCU 9675 SUU
Mar 12, 2023 GCU 8466 SUU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings SUU GCU
Overall 24-13 24-12
Conference 12-6 11-7
Home 13-2 14-4
Away 5-8 6-5
Neutral 6-3 5-3
Last 5 3-2 2-3
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 79.1 72.2
Avg Pts Against 77.1 69.1
Massey 4.6 (#99) 2.6 (#129)
Bradley-Terry 0.88 (#94) 0.44 (#134)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.97 (#102) 0.58 (#128)
RPI 0.547 (#90) 0.518 (#143)
Shooting & Four Factors SUU GCU
FG% 45.2% 43.6%
3PT% 35.2% 35.7%
REB / G 36.9 36.3
OREB / G 10.0 11.0
AST / TO 0.76 0.86
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 51.8% 50.8%
TOV% 19.6% 19.1%
ORB% 28.5% 32.4%
FT Rate 31.2% 26.8%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 51.1% 46.9%
Opp TOV% 18.3% 15.9%
DRB% 74.1% 68.6%
Opp FT Rate 23.8% 22.3%

Game Analysis

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