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UCF Knights
75 74
FINAL Conference
Colorado Buffaloes
Big 12 Conference · Addition Financial Arena · January 9, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread UCF -6.5 Away covered
O/U 149.5 Under
Money UCF -270 / COLO +220
Model Predictions
Spread Total UCF win
Actual UCF +1 149 Won
Massey UCF -2.1 (-1.1)
Massey Totals 152.0 (-3.0)
Bradley-Terry 69%
Weighted B-T 74%
Efficiency Plus ML UCF -2.5 (-1.5) 147.3 (+1.7) 69%
Baseline Tuned ML UCF -3.1 (-2.1) 146.6 (+2.4) 66%
Baseline ML UCF -1.8 (-0.8) 146.2 (+2.8) 66%
Baseline Plus ML UCF -1.6 (-0.6) 147.5 (+1.5) 67%

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 UCF 9586 COLO
Feb 15, 2025 COLO 7663 UCF

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings UCF COLO
Overall 20-17 14-21
Conference 7-13 3-17
Home 13-5 11-7
Away 2-8 0-10
Neutral 5-4 3-4
Last 5 4-1 3-2
Streak L1 L2
Avg Pts For 79.8 69.7
Avg Pts Against 80.4 71.9
Massey 3.8 (#107) 5.8 (#87)
Bradley-Terry 2.16 (#48) 2.10 (#51)
W. Bradley-Terry 2.63 (#53) 2.42 (#57)
RPI 0.613 (#31) 0.537 (#105)
Shooting & Four Factors UCF COLO
FG% 42.2% 46.3%
3PT% 33.9% 34.6%
REB / G 37.8 36.7
OREB / G 12.2 9.9
AST / TO 1.16 1.17
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 48.9% 52.9%
TOV% 17.4% 20.6%
ORB% 32.9% 30.1%
FT Rate 30.7% 26.8%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 49.3% 48.4%
Opp TOV% 19.0% 17.2%
DRB% 65.8% 73.1%
Opp FT Rate 19.0% 19.2%

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