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Western Athletic Conference · UTRGV Fieldhouse · January 30, 2022
Betting Lines
Spread TAR -2.0 Away covered
O/U 143.0 Under
Model Predictions
Spread Total RGV win
Actual TAR +15 143 Lost
Massey TAR -1.8 (-13.2) — —
Massey Totals — 143.6 (-0.6) —
Bradley-Terry — — 35% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 25% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ TAR -2.4 (-12.6) 142.9 (+0.1) 37% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML TAR -2.0 (-13.0) 145.6 (-2.6) 43% ✓
Baseline ML TAR -1.8 (-13.2) 145.6 (-2.6) 42% ✓
Baseline Plus ML TAR -2.8 (-12.2) 144.1 (-1.1) 37% ✓

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 21, 2024 TAR 77 – 73 RGV
Dec 2, 2023 TAR 77 – 75 RGV
Mar 8, 2023 TAR 74 – 70 RGV
Feb 26, 2023 RGV 99 – 95 TAR
Feb 4, 2023 RGV 68 – 65 TAR

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings RGV TAR
Overall 8-23 14-17
Conference 3-15 9-9
Home 4-9 10-5
Away 3-12 4-12
Neutral 1-2 0-0
Last 5 1-4 1-4
Streak L2 L2
Avg Pts For 70.8 63.1
Avg Pts Against 79.7 65.8
Massey -5.9 (#269) -0.8 (#187)
Bradley-Terry -1.55 (#295) -0.40 (#205)
W. Bradley-Terry -1.74 (#280) -0.06 (#185)
RPI 0.463 (#233) 0.496 (#174)
Shooting & Four Factors RGV TAR
FG% 44.6% 41.0%
3PT% 33.2% 29.7%
REB / G 33.3 29.4
OREB / G 8.4 8.7
AST / TO 0.83 0.84
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 50.7% 45.5%
TOV% 20.2% 17.7%
ORB% 23.9% 25.3%
FT Rate 26.2% 23.3%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 51.4% 53.2%
Opp TOV% 18.2% 25.0%
DRB% 65.2% 67.1%
Opp FT Rate 25.6% 24.7%

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