I'm not a coward; I've just never been tested. "The Impression That I Get" - The Mighty Mighty Bosstones
Western Athletic Conference · Global Credit Union Arena · January 19, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread GCU -15.5 Home covered
O/U 136.5 Over
Money GCU -4000 / TAR +1300
Model Predictions
Spread Total GCU win
Actual GCU +24 152 Won
Massey GCU -17.4 (+6.6) — —
Massey Totals — 134.2 (+17.8) —
Bradley-Terry — — 91% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 95% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ GCU -14.2 (+9.8) 135.7 (+16.3) 89% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML GCU -14.7 (+9.3) 135.4 (+16.6) 88% ✓
Baseline ML GCU -14.4 (+9.6) 135.6 (+16.4) 87% ✓
Baseline Plus ML GCU -16.2 (+7.8) 136.7 (+15.3) 88% ✓

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
Feb 23, 2024 TAR 77 – 74 GCU
Jan 14, 2024 GCU 74 – 48 TAR
Jan 29, 2023 TAR 81 – 62 GCU
Jan 16, 2022 GCU 80 – 59 TAR

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings GCU TAR
Overall 26-8 12-20
Conference 13-3 7-9
Home 16-1 10-3
Away 5-4 1-14
Neutral 5-3 1-3
Last 5 4-1 4-1
Streak L1 L3
Avg Pts For 77.6 60.2
Avg Pts Against 70.0 70.2
Massey 5.1 (#96) -8.7 (#310)
Bradley-Terry 0.85 (#102) -0.81 (#243)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.82 (#115) -1.27 (#262)
RPI 0.532 (#124) 0.464 (#236)
Shooting & Four Factors GCU TAR
FG% 43.2% 42.9%
3PT% 32.8% 37.0%
REB / G 37.6 28.6
OREB / G 11.8 8.4
AST / TO 1.05 0.53
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 48.8% 47.6%
TOV% 17.6% 26.5%
ORB% 31.9% 27.6%
FT Rate 32.1% 28.0%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 48.1% 52.8%
Opp TOV% 21.7% 23.2%
DRB% 73.4% 64.1%
Opp FT Rate 22.7% 33.7%

Game Analysis

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