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South Florida Bulls
83 – 92
FINAL Conference
UAB Blazers
American Conference · Yuengling Center · January 16, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread UAB -2.5 Away covered
O/U 156.5 Over
Money USF +130 / UAB -155
Model Predictions
Spread Total USF win
Actual UAB +9 175 Lost
Massey USF -0.2 (-9.2) — —
Massey Totals — 161.9 (+13.1) —
Bradley-Terry — — 73% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 72% ✗
Baseline Plus ML USF -0.8 (-9.8) 156.0 (+19.0) 50% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ USF -0.8 (-9.8) 156.2 (+18.8) 47% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML USF -1.2 (-10.2) 155.9 (+19.1) 56% ✗
Baseline ML USF -0.8 (-9.8) 156.5 (+18.5) 55% ✗

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 23, 2026 USF 82 – 69 UAB
Jan 4, 2026 UAB 109 – 106 USF
Feb 16, 2025 UAB 85 – 78 USF
Mar 16, 2024 UAB 93 – 83 USF
Jan 7, 2024 UAB 75 – 71 USF

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings USF UAB
Overall 13-19 24-13
Conference 6-12 13-5
Home 9-6 14-4
Away 2-10 7-6
Neutral 2-3 3-3
Last 5 3-2 4-1
Streak L5 L1
Avg Pts For 73.4 81.4
Avg Pts Against 75.4 76.6
Massey -0.9 (#172) 2.7 (#117)
Bradley-Terry -0.19 (#188) -0.47 (#211)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.28 (#188) -0.42 (#197)
RPI 0.482 (#204) 0.473 (#219)
Shooting & Four Factors USF UAB
FG% 47.0% 46.0%
3PT% 35.0% 33.4%
REB / G 34.5 40.6
OREB / G 9.5 14.7
AST / TO 1.17 1.50
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 54.1% 51.2%
TOV% 18.6% 14.6%
ORB% 28.4% 38.2%
FT Rate 25.3% 23.3%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 49.4% 49.5%
Opp TOV% 16.9% 16.5%
DRB% 70.0% 70.5%
Opp FT Rate 26.2% 23.1%

Game Analysis

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