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Western Athletic Conference · America First Events Center · January 10, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread SUU -7.5 Away covered
O/U 136.5 Over
Money SUU -290 / TAR +240
Model Predictions
Spread Total SUU win
Actual TAR +8 140 Lost
Massey SUU -11.4 (-19.4) — —
Massey Totals — 133.6 (+6.4) —
Bradley-Terry — — 78% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 90% ✗
Baseline Plus ML SUU -8.7 (-16.7) 135.6 (+4.4) 76% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ SUU -6.8 (-14.8) 134.1 (+5.9) 71% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML SUU -7.4 (-15.4) 133.1 (+6.9) 78% ✗
Baseline ML SUU -8.1 (-16.1) 134.1 (+5.9) 72% ✗

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 20, 2026 TAR 78 – 74 SUU
Feb 8, 2026 TAR 62 – 59 SUU
Jan 16, 2026 SUU 106 – 105 TAR
Feb 2, 2025 TAR 75 – 58 SUU
Mar 3, 2024 TAR 88 – 83 SUU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings SUU TAR
Overall 12-19 12-20
Conference 4-12 7-9
Home 8-7 10-3
Away 3-11 1-14
Neutral 1-1 1-3
Last 5 0-5 2-3
Streak L3 L3
Avg Pts For 66.8 60.2
Avg Pts Against 75.3 70.2
Massey -3.3 (#222) -10.6 (#330)
Bradley-Terry -0.52 (#217) -1.04 (#268)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.52 (#206) -1.89 (#295)
RPI 0.482 (#197) 0.464 (#237)
Shooting & Four Factors SUU TAR
FG% 44.4% 42.3%
3PT% 31.3% 38.8%
REB / G 34.6 27.9
OREB / G 9.7 8.3
AST / TO 0.86 0.49
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 50.2% 47.2%
TOV% 20.8% 27.5%
ORB% 29.0% 27.0%
FT Rate 25.4% 26.7%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 49.2% 54.4%
Opp TOV% 14.4% 23.2%
DRB% 65.9% 62.3%
Opp FT Rate 21.5% 32.4%

Game Analysis

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