I want the bomb, I want the P-Funk, I want my funk uncut. "P-Funk (Wants to Get Funked Up)" - Parliament
Ohio Valley Conference · Kathleen and Tom Elam Center · January 17, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread UTM -5.5 Away covered
O/U 136.5 Under
Money UTM -250 / EIU +210
Model Predictions
Spread Total UTM win
Actual UTM +5 131 Won
Massey UTM -9.5 (-4.5) — —
Massey Totals — 138.6 (-7.6) —
Bradley-Terry — — 87% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 92% ✓
Baseline Plus ML UTM -8.1 (-3.1) 140.2 (-9.2) 77% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ UTM -8.4 (-3.4) 139.7 (-8.7) 79% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML UTM -8.1 (-3.1) 137.6 (-6.6) 79% ✓
Baseline ML UTM -7.9 (-2.9) 136.8 (-5.8) 76% ✓

Predictions use only rating snapshots dated before tip-off. Parenthesised values are the signed error vs. the actual result. Model performance →

Last 5 Meetings

Mar 6, 2026 UTM 66 – 63 EIU
Jan 30, 2026 UTM 76 – 68 EIU
Jan 3, 2026 UTM 65 – 61 EIU
Feb 15, 2025 UTM 72 – 68 EIU
Feb 2, 2024 UTM 76 – 59 EIU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings UTM EIU
Overall 14-19 12-19
Conference 9-11 8-12
Home 8-5 7-7
Away 5-12 4-12
Neutral 1-2 1-0
Last 5 3-2 1-4
Streak L1 W4
Avg Pts For 70.2 63.5
Avg Pts Against 73.2 70.2
Massey -5.4 (#257) -11.2 (#333)
Bradley-Terry -1.42 (#298) -2.68 (#348)
W. Bradley-Terry -1.87 (#300) -3.56 (#350)
RPI 0.434 (#288) 0.378 (#350)
Shooting & Four Factors UTM EIU
FG% 38.7% 39.8%
3PT% 30.8% 29.9%
REB / G 38.5 34.3
OREB / G 13.2 10.9
AST / TO 0.80 0.77
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 46.2% 44.0%
TOV% 19.8% 18.5%
ORB% 33.5% 28.3%
FT Rate 22.4% 22.6%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 50.9% 53.3%
Opp TOV% 17.8% 19.7%
DRB% 68.2% 68.6%
Opp FT Rate 21.1% 31.0%

Game Analysis

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