I like bread and butter. I like toast and jam. "Bread and Butter" - The Newbeats
Western Athletic Conference · Burns Arena · March 4, 2023
Betting Lines
O/U 145.0 Under
Money UTU -125 / GCU +105
Model Predictions
Spread Total UTU win
Actual GCU +10 132 Lost
Massey UTU -1.4 (-11.4) — —
Massey Totals — 146.4 (-14.4) —
Bradley-Terry — — 44% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 46% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ GCU -0.3 (-9.7) 145.7 (-13.7) 50% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML UTU -1.3 (-11.3) 148.7 (-16.7) 56% ✗
Baseline ML UTU -1.1 (-11.1) 150.0 (-18.0) 54% ✗
Baseline Plus ML UTU -0.5 (-10.5) 147.7 (-15.7) 53% ✗

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, 2025 GCU 90 – 68 UTU
Jan 26, 2025 GCU 79 – 66 UTU
Feb 16, 2024 GCU 73 – 61 UTU
Jan 7, 2024 GCU 75 – 65 UTU
Jan 19, 2023 GCU 89 – 85 UTU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings UTU GCU
Overall 14-19 24-12
Conference 5-13 11-7
Home 9-5 14-4
Away 3-13 6-5
Neutral 2-1 5-3
Last 5 2-3 2-3
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 73.9 72.2
Avg Pts Against 75.0 69.1
Massey 0.9 (#154) 3.0 (#123)
Bradley-Terry -0.26 (#201) 0.58 (#123)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.16 (#183) 0.72 (#119)
RPI 0.476 (#234) 0.527 (#128)
Shooting & Four Factors UTU GCU
FG% 45.2% 43.9%
3PT% 38.2% 35.9%
REB / G 33.3 36.1
OREB / G 9.6 10.7
AST / TO 0.81 0.88
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 53.2% 51.1%
TOV% 21.4% 18.7%
ORB% 28.9% 31.7%
FT Rate 31.8% 26.6%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 54.0% 47.2%
Opp TOV% 20.3% 15.7%
DRB% 73.0% 68.8%
Opp FT Rate 26.0% 22.1%

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