And I'm telling you son, well, it ain't no fun staring straight down a forty-four. "Gimme Three Steps" - Lynyrd Skynyrd
Ohio Valley Conference · Kathleen and Tom Elam Center · January 18, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread UTM -1.5 Home covered
O/U 137.5 Over
Money UTM -120 / SIUE +100
Model Predictions
Spread Total UTM win
Actual UTM +3 167 Won
Massey UTM -1.7 (+1.3) — —
Massey Totals — 132.8 (+34.2) —
Bradley-Terry — — 46% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 48% ✗
Baseline Plus ML SIUE -0.5 (+3.5) 134.5 (+32.5) 50% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ UTM -1.3 (+1.7) 136.9 (+30.1) 58% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML UTM -0.2 (+2.8) 133.5 (+33.5) 49% ✗
Baseline ML SIUE -0.2 (+3.2) 133.8 (+33.2) 54% ✓

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 14, 2026 UTM 81 – 76 SIUE
Jan 16, 2026 UTM 65 – 59 SIUE
Feb 14, 2025 UTM 76 – 71 SIUE
Feb 3, 2024 UTM 90 – 79 SIUE
Mar 3, 2023 UTM 81 – 75 SIUE

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings UTM SIUE
Overall 14-19 22-12
Conference 9-11 13-7
Home 8-5 12-3
Away 5-12 7-8
Neutral 1-2 3-1
Last 5 3-2 5-0
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 70.2 69.6
Avg Pts Against 73.2 68.3
Massey -5.7 (#262) -3.7 (#223)
Bradley-Terry -1.35 (#291) -0.49 (#216)
W. Bradley-Terry -1.79 (#299) -0.91 (#232)
RPI 0.435 (#286) 0.471 (#224)
Shooting & Four Factors UTM SIUE
FG% 38.6% 41.7%
3PT% 30.0% 33.3%
REB / G 38.6 37.7
OREB / G 13.3 12.1
AST / TO 0.81 1.07
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 45.9% 48.0%
TOV% 19.6% 17.5%
ORB% 33.4% 31.9%
FT Rate 22.4% 16.8%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 51.0% 48.2%
Opp TOV% 18.4% 17.9%
DRB% 68.8% 70.3%
Opp FT Rate 20.7% 23.4%

Game Analysis

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