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Western Athletic Conference · UTRGV Fieldhouse · March 7, 2021
Betting Lines
Spread RGV -3.0 Away covered
O/U 131.0 Under
Money RGV -162 / TAR +136
Model Predictions
Spread Total RGV win
Actual TAR +11 127 Lost
Massey RGV -1.5 (-12.5) — —
Massey Totals — 127.4 (-0.4) —
Bradley-Terry — — 60% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 58% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML RGV -0.4 (-11.4) 129.8 (-2.8) 55% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ RGV -1.8 (-12.8) 129.0 (-2.0) 55% ✗
Baseline Plus ML TAR -0.2 (-10.8) 129.5 (-2.5) 48% ✓
Baseline ML RGV -0.9 (-11.9) 129.2 (-2.2) 50% ✓

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 21, 2024 TAR 77 – 73 RGV
Dec 2, 2023 TAR 77 – 75 RGV
Mar 8, 2023 TAR 74 – 70 RGV
Feb 26, 2023 RGV 99 – 95 TAR
Feb 4, 2023 RGV 68 – 65 TAR

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings RGV TAR
Overall 9-10 10-10
Conference 2-5 5-7
Home 8-3 6-3
Away 1-5 4-7
Neutral 0-2 0-0
Last 5 0-5 3-2
Streak L7 W3
Avg Pts For 65.6 63.9
Avg Pts Against 70.0 68.1
Massey -6.5 (#269) -5.5 (#258)
Bradley-Terry -1.61 (#298) -1.62 (#300)
W. Bradley-Terry -1.92 (#293) -1.76 (#284)
RPI 0.436 (#288) 0.463 (#235)
Shooting & Four Factors RGV TAR
FG% 37.8% 42.8%
3PT% 27.8% 37.8%
REB / G 36.4 27.6
OREB / G 13.1 6.1
AST / TO 0.98 0.87
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 42.9% 48.4%
TOV% 18.5% 18.7%
ORB% 30.5% 19.4%
FT Rate 23.2% 29.5%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 46.7% 52.7%
Opp TOV% 24.7% 23.0%
DRB% 64.9% 68.3%
Opp FT Rate 32.3% 33.6%

Game Analysis

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