We live on blood / We are Sparta F.C "Theme from Sparta FC" - The Fall
Ohio Valley Conference · Kathleen and Tom Elam Center · January 4, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread UTM -2.5 Home covered
O/U 141.5 Under
Money UTM -140 / SEMO +120
Model Predictions
Spread Total UTM win
Actual UTM +3 129 Won
Massey UTM -3.0 (+0.0) — —
Massey Totals — 138.6 (-9.6) —
Bradley-Terry — — 47% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 44% ✗
Baseline Plus ML UTM -0.9 (+2.1) 140.2 (-11.2) 58% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ UTM -3.0 (-0.0) 141.2 (-12.2) 70% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML UTM -1.2 (+1.8) 138.5 (-9.5) 59% ✓
Baseline ML UTM -0.8 (+2.2) 139.0 (-10.0) 61% ✓

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 18, 2026 SEMO 56 – 53 UTM
Jan 21, 2026 SEMO 66 – 50 UTM
Jan 31, 2025 SEMO 90 – 79 UTM
Feb 24, 2024 UTM 82 – 72 SEMO
Jan 26, 2024 UTM 84 – 58 SEMO

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings UTM SEMO
Overall 14-19 21-12
Conference 9-11 15-5
Home 8-5 12-3
Away 5-12 8-7
Neutral 1-2 1-2
Last 5 1-4 3-2
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 70.2 72.3
Avg Pts Against 73.2 69.3
Massey -4.9 (#254) -3.8 (#231)
Bradley-Terry -1.62 (#307) -0.75 (#241)
W. Bradley-Terry -2.03 (#299) -0.93 (#234)
RPI 0.409 (#325) 0.467 (#232)
Shooting & Four Factors UTM SEMO
FG% 37.4% 43.6%
3PT% 28.7% 33.2%
REB / G 39.2 32.7
OREB / G 12.9 8.2
AST / TO 0.80 1.06
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 44.4% 49.6%
TOV% 19.5% 16.0%
ORB% 31.8% 23.0%
FT Rate 20.5% 18.1%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 50.2% 48.7%
Opp TOV% 17.3% 17.8%
DRB% 69.5% 69.4%
Opp FT Rate 21.2% 31.8%

Game Analysis

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