Twenty-one years in captivity / His shoes too small to fit his feet "Nelson Mandela" - The Specials
Southland Conference · McDermott Center · January 20, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread UIW -3.5 Away covered
O/U 147.5 Over
Money UIW -170 / RGV +145
Model Predictions
Spread Total UIW win
Actual RGV +7 163 Lost
Massey UIW -0.7 (-7.7)
Massey Totals 150.1 (+12.9)
Bradley-Terry 38%
Weighted B-T 44%
Efficiency Plus ML UIW -1.6 (-8.6) 145.6 (+17.4) 58%
Baseline Tuned ML UIW -0.5 (-7.5) 142.0 (+21.0) 50%
Baseline ML UIW -0.1 (-7.1) 142.2 (+20.8) 49%
Baseline Plus ML UIW -1.0 (-8.0) 143.3 (+19.7) 51%

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

Last 5 Meetings

Jan 31, 2026 RGV 10693 UIW
Jan 6, 2026 RGV 8067 UIW
Feb 18, 2025 UIW 6660 RGV
Dec 31, 2023 RGV 7774 UIW

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings UIW RGV
Overall 19-17 16-15
Conference 9-11 8-12
Home 11-5 12-4
Away 4-10 2-11
Neutral 4-2 2-0
Last 5 1-4 2-3
Streak L1 W2
Avg Pts For 70.9 74.1
Avg Pts Against 71.3 76.8
Massey -5.1 (#252) -2.2 (#204)
Bradley-Terry -1.74 (#315) -0.61 (#230)
W. Bradley-Terry -1.94 (#303) -0.96 (#239)
RPI 0.399 (#331) 0.467 (#233)
Shooting & Four Factors UIW RGV
FG% 45.3% 43.4%
3PT% 35.0% 30.6%
REB / G 32.6 35.9
OREB / G 10.7 12.4
AST / TO 1.04 1.10
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 51.9% 51.2%
TOV% 17.1% 19.0%
ORB% 32.4% 33.1%
FT Rate 18.6% 17.1%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 53.0% 51.2%
Opp TOV% 18.0% 18.4%
DRB% 67.9% 68.3%
Opp FT Rate 29.4% 25.2%

Game Analysis

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