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Western Athletic Conference · Wisdom Gym · January 5, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread UTA -5.5 Home covered
O/U 139.5 Over
Money TAR +195 / UTA -230
Model Predictions
Spread Total TAR win
Actual TAR +3 151 Won
Massey UTA -6.4 (+9.4) — —
Massey Totals — 140.1 (+10.9) —
Bradley-Terry — — 45% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 27% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML UTA -5.8 (+8.8) 136.7 (+14.3) 30% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ UTA -6.7 (+9.7) 139.6 (+11.4) 35% ✗
Baseline Plus ML UTA -6.3 (+9.3) 139.5 (+11.5) 33% ✗
Baseline ML UTA -6.0 (+9.0) 138.5 (+12.5) 32% ✗

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 6, 2026 UTA 65 – 60 TAR
Jan 22, 2026 UTA 71 – 64 TAR
Dec 30, 2025 TAR 69 – 63 UTA
Feb 23, 2025 UTA 67 – 57 TAR
Mar 16, 2024 UTA 87 – 84 TAR

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings TAR UTA
Overall 12-20 13-18
Conference 7-9 6-10
Home 10-3 9-4
Away 1-14 3-11
Neutral 1-3 1-3
Last 5 1-4 3-2
Streak L3 L4
Avg Pts For 60.2 73.0
Avg Pts Against 70.2 75.7
Massey -11.3 (#339) -0.7 (#173)
Bradley-Terry -1.53 (#302) -0.53 (#218)
W. Bradley-Terry -2.47 (#317) -0.57 (#213)
RPI 0.454 (#255) 0.499 (#177)
Shooting & Four Factors TAR UTA
FG% 41.8% 43.9%
3PT% 38.4% 37.5%
REB / G 28.3 36.5
OREB / G 8.2 11.8
AST / TO 0.47 1.05
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 46.6% 51.6%
TOV% 28.1% 17.9%
ORB% 26.7% 33.1%
FT Rate 25.5% 25.9%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 53.8% 49.4%
Opp TOV% 22.4% 15.6%
DRB% 62.4% 69.4%
Opp FT Rate 31.1% 31.9%

Game Analysis

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