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Western Athletic Conference · UCCU Center · February 27, 2021
Betting Lines
Spread UVU -2.5 Home covered
O/U 145.5 Over
Money UVU -138 / RGV +140
Model Predictions
Spread Total UVU win
Actual UVU +4 152 Won
Massey UVU -2.2 (+1.8) — —
Massey Totals — 143.1 (+8.9) —
Bradley-Terry — — 37% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 30% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ UVU -2.8 (+1.2) 143.8 (+8.2) 65% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML UVU -1.0 (+3.0) 142.1 (+9.9) 57% ✓
Baseline ML UVU -1.8 (+2.2) 141.9 (+10.1) 64% ✓
Baseline Plus ML UVU -1.6 (+2.4) 147.5 (+4.5) 66% ✓

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 23, 2024 UVU 70 – 59 RGV
Jan 14, 2024 RGV 76 – 68 UVU
Jan 8, 2023 UVU 75 – 61 RGV
Jan 21, 2022 UVU 66 – 56 RGV
Feb 28, 2021 UVU 73 – 64 RGV

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings UVU RGV
Overall 11-11 9-10
Conference 9-4 2-5
Home 8-4 8-3
Away 3-6 1-5
Neutral 0-1 0-2
Last 5 2-3 3-2
Streak L2 L7
Avg Pts For 72.7 65.6
Avg Pts Against 74.5 70.0
Massey -3.8 (#229) -3.6 (#226)
Bradley-Terry -1.39 (#280) -0.43 (#204)
W. Bradley-Terry -1.78 (#284) -0.44 (#199)
RPI 0.460 (#237) 0.497 (#171)
Shooting & Four Factors UVU RGV
FG% 49.1% 38.6%
3PT% 34.5% 28.4%
REB / G 38.1 37.4
OREB / G 10.1 13.4
AST / TO 1.10 0.99
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 53.8% 43.7%
TOV% 21.6% 18.4%
ORB% 30.5% 30.9%
FT Rate 26.5% 25.9%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 49.2% 46.9%
Opp TOV% 14.5% 25.6%
DRB% 77.3% 67.5%
Opp FT Rate 29.1% 32.2%

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