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Utah Utes
61 – 76
FINAL Conference
UCLA Bruins
Pac-12 Conference · Jon M. Huntsman Center · February 26, 2021
Betting Lines
Spread UTAH -0.5 Away covered
O/U 135.5 Over
Money UTAH +100 / UCLA +100
Model Predictions
Spread Total UTAH win
Actual UCLA +15 137 Lost
Massey UCLA -1.6 (-13.4) — —
Massey Totals — 138.3 (-1.3) —
Bradley-Terry — — 25% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 24% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ UCLA -1.4 (-13.6) 133.0 (+4.0) 44% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML UCLA -0.6 (-14.4) 137.5 (-0.5) 47% ✓
Baseline ML UCLA -0.8 (-14.2) 136.4 (+0.6) 47% ✓
Baseline Plus ML UCLA -1.0 (-14.0) 136.6 (+0.4) 46% ✓

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 19, 2024 UTAH 70 – 69 UCLA
Jan 12, 2024 UTAH 90 – 44 UCLA
Feb 24, 2023 UCLA 78 – 71 UTAH
Jan 13, 2023 UCLA 68 – 49 UTAH
Jan 21, 2022 UCLA 63 – 58 UTAH

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings UTAH UCLA
Overall 12-13 22-10
Conference 8-11 13-6
Home 8-5 11-1
Away 3-7 5-6
Neutral 1-1 6-3
Last 5 2-3 3-2
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 72.1 73.4
Avg Pts Against 69.8 68.4
Massey 6.4 (#86) 10.4 (#50)
Bradley-Terry 0.72 (#117) 2.22 (#32)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.15 (#100) 2.78 (#30)
RPI 0.522 (#128) 0.607 (#20)
Shooting & Four Factors UTAH UCLA
FG% 45.5% 45.3%
3PT% 32.6% 36.0%
REB / G 31.5 36.3
OREB / G 8.1 10.5
AST / TO 1.16 1.28
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 51.1% 51.2%
TOV% 18.4% 16.2%
ORB% 25.2% 31.1%
FT Rate 22.9% 24.7%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 50.5% 49.8%
Opp TOV% 20.4% 18.2%
DRB% 70.2% 75.7%
Opp FT Rate 19.9% 20.4%

Game Analysis

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