I just keep on rolling along with the grace of the Lord above. "Heartbreaker" - Led Zeppelin
Western Athletic Conference · Wisdom Gym · January 9, 2021
Betting Lines
Spread GCU -9.5 Home covered
O/U 134.5 Over
Money TAR +430 / GCU -590
Model Predictions
Spread Total TAR win
Actual GCU +3 147 Lost
Massey GCU -5.4 (+2.4) — —
Massey Totals — 134.8 (+12.2) —
Bradley-Terry — — 46% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 25% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML GCU -4.2 (+1.2) 137.0 (+10.0) 36% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ GCU -5.3 (+2.3) 138.3 (+8.7) 23% ✓
Baseline Plus ML GCU -7.7 (+4.7) 137.6 (+9.4) 25% ✓
Baseline ML GCU -5.5 (+2.5) 139.9 (+7.1) 28% ✓

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, 2025 GCU 64 – 60 TAR
Jan 19, 2025 GCU 88 – 64 TAR
Feb 23, 2024 TAR 77 – 74 GCU
Jan 14, 2024 GCU 74 – 48 TAR
Jan 29, 2023 TAR 81 – 62 GCU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings TAR GCU
Overall 10-10 17-7
Conference 5-7 9-3
Home 6-3 10-3
Away 4-7 5-1
Neutral 0-0 2-3
Last 5 0-2 2-3
Streak W3 L1
Avg Pts For 63.9 71.4
Avg Pts Against 68.1 62.8
Massey -5.0 (#245) 3.6 (#112)
Bradley-Terry -1.10 (#246) -0.36 (#196)
W. Bradley-Terry -1.57 (#255) 0.14 (#166)
RPI 0.439 (#252) 0.444 (#242)
Shooting & Four Factors TAR GCU
FG% 45.6% 50.0%
3PT% 33.3% 29.3%
REB / G 30.0 39.8
OREB / G 5.5 10.7
AST / TO 0.34 1.02
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 51.3% 55.0%
TOV% 34.7% 21.5%
ORB% 19.3% 33.5%
FT Rate 41.8% 20.3%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 46.6% 48.5%
Opp TOV% 23.7% 16.4%
DRB% 67.1% 80.6%
Opp FT Rate 43.3% 18.2%

Game Analysis

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