We are not monsters, we're moral people / And yet we have the strength to do this. "Nemesis" - Shriekback
Western Athletic Conference · Burns Arena · February 7, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread UTU -2.5 Away covered
O/U 138.5 Over
Money UTU -135 / ACU +115
Model Predictions
Spread Total UTU win
Actual ACU +14 158 Lost
Massey UTU -1.7 (-15.7) — —
Massey Totals — 137.5 (+20.5) —
Bradley-Terry — — 50% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 43% ✓
Baseline Plus ML UTU -0.4 (-14.4) 137.3 (+20.7) 47% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ UTU -0.1 (-14.1) 136.1 (+21.9) 45% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML UTU -0.5 (-14.5) 137.4 (+20.6) 53% ✗
Baseline ML UTU -0.4 (-14.4) 137.8 (+20.2) 49% ✓

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 13, 2026 UTU 80 – 74 ACU
Feb 27, 2026 UTU 85 – 81 ACU
Jan 30, 2026 UTU 76 – 70 ACU
Jan 2, 2026 UTU 79 – 64 ACU
Feb 23, 2025 ACU 80 – 72 UTU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings UTU ACU
Overall 7-26 16-16
Conference 2-14 8-8
Home 5-8 10-5
Away 0-16 5-10
Neutral 2-2 1-1
Last 5 0-5 1-4
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 68.2 67.6
Avg Pts Against 76.9 71.0
Massey -8.3 (#297) -6.8 (#276)
Bradley-Terry -1.63 (#314) -1.08 (#265)
W. Bradley-Terry -1.84 (#302) -0.94 (#232)
RPI 0.417 (#324) 0.446 (#269)
Shooting & Four Factors UTU ACU
FG% 41.5% 42.3%
3PT% 32.0% 28.0%
REB / G 30.6 30.6
OREB / G 9.7 10.2
AST / TO 1.06 0.80
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 48.0% 45.9%
TOV% 17.6% 21.4%
ORB% 27.0% 29.6%
FT Rate 23.0% 27.3%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 53.6% 53.7%
Opp TOV% 18.3% 22.8%
DRB% 64.2% 70.3%
Opp FT Rate 27.1% 38.4%

Game Analysis

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