The tide is high, but I'm holding on. "The Tide is High" - Blondie
Western Athletic Conference · Global Credit Union Arena · February 2, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread GCU -9.5 Home covered
O/U 148.5 Under
Money GCU -600 / UVU +400
Model Predictions
Spread Total GCU win
Actual GCU +18 132 Won
Massey GCU -7.0 (+11.0) — —
Massey Totals — 147.5 (-15.5) —
Bradley-Terry — — 69% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 74% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ GCU -8.1 (+9.9) 145.9 (-13.9) 82% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML GCU -6.7 (+11.3) 146.2 (-14.2) 76% ✓
Baseline ML GCU -6.3 (+11.7) 146.1 (-14.1) 77% ✓
Baseline Plus ML GCU -5.4 (+12.6) 147.4 (-15.4) 74% ✓

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

Last 5 Meetings

Mar 16, 2025 GCU 89 – 82 UVU
Jan 10, 2025 UVU 72 – 64 GCU
Feb 3, 2024 GCU 86 – 67 UVU
Jan 19, 2024 GCU 78 – 65 UVU
Jan 22, 2023 UVU 76 – 74 GCU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings GCU UVU
Overall 26-8 25-9
Conference 13-3 15-1
Home 16-1 12-0
Away 5-4 10-7
Neutral 5-3 3-2
Last 5 5-0 5-0
Streak L1 L2
Avg Pts For 77.6 74.2
Avg Pts Against 70.0 68.9
Massey 6.2 (#91) 2.4 (#124)
Bradley-Terry 1.13 (#84) 0.90 (#99)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.15 (#91) 0.75 (#118)
RPI 0.539 (#104) 0.555 (#79)
Shooting & Four Factors GCU UVU
FG% 44.4% 45.0%
3PT% 32.5% 30.4%
REB / G 37.4 37.7
OREB / G 11.1 11.2
AST / TO 1.09 1.20
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 50.0% 49.6%
TOV% 17.7% 17.5%
ORB% 31.7% 31.6%
FT Rate 34.0% 27.1%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 46.9% 49.7%
Opp TOV% 20.9% 17.4%
DRB% 72.8% 74.3%
Opp FT Rate 22.8% 21.6%

Game Analysis

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