And then my good friend Shaggy says "Come spend some time, family" "44/876" -- Shaggy & Sting
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%
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%
Baseline Plus ML UTM -8.1 (-3.1) 140.2 (-9.2) 77%

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 6663 EIU
Jan 30, 2026 UTM 7668 EIU
Jan 3, 2026 UTM 6561 EIU
Feb 15, 2025 UTM 7268 EIU
Feb 2, 2024 UTM 7659 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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