They were all in love with dying, they we're doing it in Texas. "Pepper" - Butthole Surfers
Ohio Valley Conference · Kathleen and Tom Elam Center · January 3, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread UTM -1.5 Away covered
O/U 136.5 Under
Money UTM -130 / LR +110
Model Predictions
Spread Total UTM win
Actual LR +1 113 Lost
Massey UTM -3.5 (-4.5) — —
Massey Totals — 127.9 (-14.9) —
Bradley-Terry — — 32% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 24% ✓
Baseline Plus ML UTM -1.1 (-2.1) 136.0 (-23.0) 46% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ UTM -2.2 (-3.2) 134.1 (-21.1) 49% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML UTM -0.4 (-1.4) 130.6 (-17.6) 55% ✗
Baseline ML UTM -0.9 (-1.9) 131.1 (-18.1) 41% ✓

Predictions use only rating snapshots dated before tip-off. Parenthesised values are the signed error vs. the actual result. Model performance →

Last 5 Meetings

Feb 20, 2026 LR 67 – 65 UTM
Feb 4, 2026 UTM 55 – 52 LR
Mar 7, 2025 LR 82 – 77 UTM
Feb 1, 2025 LR 75 – 57 UTM
Feb 7, 2024 LR 77 – 57 UTM

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings UTM LR
Overall 14-19 19-14
Conference 9-11 12-8
Home 8-5 9-5
Away 5-12 9-7
Neutral 1-2 1-2
Last 5 1-4 3-2
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 70.2 68.5
Avg Pts Against 73.2 67.7
Massey -4.7 (#250) -4.1 (#234)
Bradley-Terry -1.45 (#303) 0.09 (#159)
W. Bradley-Terry -1.96 (#297) 0.03 (#160)
RPI 0.418 (#317) 0.506 (#157)
Shooting & Four Factors UTM LR
FG% 38.2% 40.9%
3PT% 29.4% 34.7%
REB / G 39.2 35.5
OREB / G 12.5 10.6
AST / TO 0.80 0.88
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 45.2% 46.9%
TOV% 19.4% 21.8%
ORB% 31.2% 28.6%
FT Rate 19.5% 19.4%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 50.7% 44.7%
Opp TOV% 16.4% 21.5%
DRB% 69.7% 62.4%
Opp FT Rate 21.1% 29.7%

Game Analysis

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