But anyone who ever had heart, they wouldn't turn around and break it. "Sweet Jane" - Lou Reed
Western Athletic Conference · Burns Arena · January 10, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread UTA -3.5 Home covered
O/U 153.5 Under
Money UTU +150 / UTA -175
Model Predictions
Spread Total UTU win
Actual UTU +12 136 Won
Massey UTA -2.5 (+14.5) — —
Massey Totals — 155.3 (-19.3) —
Bradley-Terry — — 37% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 34% ✗
Baseline Plus ML UTA -1.8 (+13.8) 152.1 (-16.1) 48% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ UTA -3.0 (+15.0) 150.0 (-14.0) 45% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML UTA -2.2 (+14.2) 148.6 (-12.6) 41% ✗
Baseline ML UTA -3.2 (+15.2) 151.4 (-15.4) 41% ✗

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 UTA 63 – 50 UTU
Feb 6, 2026 UTU 87 – 84 UTA
Jan 16, 2026 UTA 56 – 52 UTU
Feb 1, 2025 UTA 73 – 71 UTU
Feb 24, 2024 UTA 89 – 78 UTU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings UTU UTA
Overall 7-26 13-18
Conference 2-14 6-10
Home 5-8 9-4
Away 0-16 3-11
Neutral 2-2 1-3
Last 5 1-4 3-2
Streak L1 L4
Avg Pts For 68.2 73.0
Avg Pts Against 76.9 75.7
Massey -7.8 (#294) -1.3 (#185)
Bradley-Terry -1.92 (#327) -0.64 (#227)
W. Bradley-Terry -2.21 (#310) -0.66 (#217)
RPI 0.410 (#323) 0.477 (#209)
Shooting & Four Factors UTU UTA
FG% 40.8% 44.3%
3PT% 30.0% 38.3%
REB / G 31.5 35.9
OREB / G 9.6 11.5
AST / TO 1.12 0.97
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 47.1% 52.2%
TOV% 16.6% 19.1%
ORB% 25.9% 33.4%
FT Rate 22.9% 27.4%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 53.7% 49.7%
Opp TOV% 17.4% 16.0%
DRB% 63.3% 69.4%
Opp FT Rate 25.0% 32.4%

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