I'm just like a turtle crawling out of my shell. "Boombastic" - Shaggy
Southland Conference · McDermott Center · February 1, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread UIW -3.5 Home covered
O/U 140.5 Under
Money UIW -170 / HCU +145
Model Predictions
Spread Total UIW win
Actual UIW +10 138 Won
Massey UIW -2.5 (+7.5) — —
Massey Totals — 140.7 (-2.7) —
Bradley-Terry — — 41% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 37% ✗
Baseline Plus ML UIW -0.8 (+9.2) 138.7 (-0.7) 52% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ UIW -2.6 (+7.4) 136.8 (+1.2) 65% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML UIW -0.7 (+9.3) 139.8 (-1.8) 57% ✓
Baseline ML UIW -1.2 (+8.8) 140.5 (-2.5) 56% ✓

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 28, 2026 HCU 81 – 75 UIW
Jan 3, 2026 UIW 73 – 56 HCU
Jan 11, 2025 HCU 81 – 76 UIW
Feb 10, 2024 HCU 86 – 83 UIW
Jan 27, 2024 UIW 79 – 75 HCU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings UIW HCU
Overall 19-17 12-20
Conference 9-11 9-11
Home 11-5 8-7
Away 4-10 4-12
Neutral 4-2 0-1
Last 5 1-4 4-1
Streak L1 L3
Avg Pts For 70.9 64.7
Avg Pts Against 71.3 69.9
Massey -6.0 (#259) -5.2 (#249)
Bradley-Terry -1.74 (#322) -0.82 (#246)
W. Bradley-Terry -1.93 (#301) -0.73 (#223)
RPI 0.404 (#332) 0.469 (#231)
Shooting & Four Factors UIW HCU
FG% 45.9% 41.8%
3PT% 35.3% 31.8%
REB / G 32.9 31.1
OREB / G 10.7 9.3
AST / TO 1.02 0.83
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 52.4% 48.6%
TOV% 17.9% 18.6%
ORB% 32.5% 27.2%
FT Rate 17.3% 24.8%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 53.9% 53.6%
Opp TOV% 17.8% 18.0%
DRB% 69.3% 69.1%
Opp FT Rate 27.4% 20.0%

Game Analysis

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