We're only making plans for Nigel. "Making Plans for Nigel" - XTC
Jon M. Huntsman Center · November 28, 2021
Betting Lines
Spread BYU -1.0 Away covered
O/U 139.0 Under
Model Predictions
Spread Total UTAH win
Actual BYU +11 139 Lost
Massey UTAH -11.5 (-22.5) — —
Massey Totals — 134.6 (+4.4) —
Bradley-Terry — — 88% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 94% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ UTAH -6.5 (-17.5) 138.6 (+0.4) 62% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML UTAH -8.8 (-19.8) 137.6 (+1.4) 78% ✗
Baseline ML UTAH -9.4 (-20.4) 137.2 (+1.8) 73% ✗
Baseline Plus ML UTAH -7.9 (-18.9) 136.4 (+2.6) 69% ✗

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, 2026 BYU 91 – 78 UTAH
Jan 11, 2026 BYU 89 – 84 UTAH
Mar 9, 2025 BYU 85 – 74 UTAH
Jan 19, 2025 UTAH 73 – 72 BYU
Dec 10, 2023 UTAH 73 – 69 BYU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings UTAH BYU
Overall 11-20 24-11
Conference 4-16 9-6
Home 7-9 14-3
Away 2-9 6-5
Neutral 2-2 4-3
Last 5 5-0 4-0
Streak L4 L1
Avg Pts For 69.7 73.8
Avg Pts Against 70.9 69.0
Massey 12.0 (#25) 7.2 (#56)
Bradley-Terry 2.48 (#24) 1.91 (#49)
W. Bradley-Terry 4.06 (#20) 3.00 (#47)
RPI 0.683 (#8) 0.651 (#16)
Shooting & Four Factors UTAH BYU
FG% 44.4% 45.3%
3PT% 32.5% 28.6%
REB / G 46.4 42.2
OREB / G 14.6 12.5
AST / TO 1.18 1.24
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 50.8% 50.9%
TOV% 19.8% 16.9%
ORB% 40.6% 35.5%
FT Rate 27.9% 26.3%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 40.5% 39.5%
Opp TOV% 15.4% 15.3%
DRB% 79.1% 73.9%
Opp FT Rate 15.9% 22.3%

Game Analysis

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