But spirit is something that no one destroys. "The Low Spark of High Heeled Boys" - Traffic
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%
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%
Baseline Plus ML UTM -1.1 (-2.1) 136.0 (-23.0) 46%

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 6765 UTM
Feb 4, 2026 UTM 5552 LR
Mar 7, 2025 LR 8277 UTM
Feb 1, 2025 LR 7557 UTM
Feb 7, 2024 LR 7757 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%

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