He just grinned and shook my hand, "No" was all he said. "The Weight" - The Band
UT Martin Skyhawks
51 – 52
FINAL Conference
Lindenwood Lions
Ohio Valley Conference · Kathleen and Tom Elam Center · February 7, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread UTM -6.5 Away covered
O/U 143.5 Under
Money UTM -275 / LIN +225
Model Predictions
Spread Total UTM win
Actual LIN +1 103 Lost
Massey UTM -7.2 (-8.2) — —
Massey Totals — 144.9 (-41.9) —
Bradley-Terry — — 67% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 77% ✗
Baseline Plus ML UTM -4.5 (-5.5) 144.3 (-41.3) 70% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ UTM -6.2 (-7.2) 142.7 (-39.7) 77% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML UTM -4.0 (-5.0) 141.4 (-38.4) 68% ✗
Baseline ML UTM -4.4 (-5.4) 141.6 (-38.6) 68% ✗

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 13, 2026 LIN 75 – 74 UTM
Jan 17, 2026 UTM 69 – 55 LIN
Jan 11, 2025 LIN 82 – 81 UTM
Feb 23, 2024 UTM 106 – 82 LIN
Jan 27, 2024 UTM 76 – 67 LIN

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings UTM LIN
Overall 14-19 16-17
Conference 9-11 10-10
Home 8-5 11-3
Away 5-12 3-12
Neutral 1-2 2-2
Last 5 1-4 2-3
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 70.2 68.3
Avg Pts Against 73.2 74.2
Massey -7.3 (#281) -11.4 (#332)
Bradley-Terry -1.61 (#312) -1.78 (#324)
W. Bradley-Terry -2.09 (#314) -2.68 (#334)
RPI 0.431 (#296) 0.417 (#323)
Shooting & Four Factors UTM LIN
FG% 39.4% 40.4%
3PT% 30.8% 26.3%
REB / G 37.4 34.6
OREB / G 13.2 11.3
AST / TO 0.86 0.78
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 46.9% 44.9%
TOV% 19.5% 18.9%
ORB% 34.0% 30.1%
FT Rate 24.0% 24.3%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 53.1% 51.8%
Opp TOV% 19.0% 19.9%
DRB% 69.1% 67.2%
Opp FT Rate 23.9% 24.4%

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