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Western Athletic Conference · UCCU Center · February 8, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread UVU -14.5 Home covered
O/U 131.5 Over
Money UVU -2000 / TAR +1000
Model Predictions
Spread Total UVU win
Actual UVU +25 137 Won
Massey UVU -15.3 (+9.7) — —
Massey Totals — 129.3 (+7.7) —
Bradley-Terry — — 91% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 93% ✓
Baseline Plus ML UVU -13.6 (+11.4) 135.0 (+2.0) 87% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ UVU -11.5 (+13.5) 133.9 (+3.1) 87% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML UVU -11.8 (+13.2) 134.6 (+2.4) 87% ✓
Baseline ML UVU -12.7 (+12.3) 135.0 (+2.0) 87% ✓

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 27, 2026 UVU 79 – 72 TAR
Jan 30, 2026 UVU 83 – 55 TAR
Jan 2, 2026 UVU 91 – 85 TAR
Mar 9, 2025 UVU 71 – 66 TAR
Mar 8, 2024 UVU 63 – 60 TAR

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings UVU TAR
Overall 25-9 12-20
Conference 15-1 7-9
Home 12-0 10-3
Away 10-7 1-14
Neutral 3-2 1-3
Last 5 4-1 2-3
Streak L2 L3
Avg Pts For 74.2 60.2
Avg Pts Against 68.9 70.2
Massey 2.4 (#124) -9.7 (#315)
Bradley-Terry 0.83 (#103) -0.94 (#252)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.67 (#124) -1.29 (#261)
RPI 0.551 (#82) 0.457 (#255)
Shooting & Four Factors UVU TAR
FG% 44.8% 42.4%
3PT% 31.3% 33.6%
REB / G 37.2 27.9
OREB / G 11.2 8.3
AST / TO 1.26 0.54
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 49.6% 46.9%
TOV% 17.0% 25.7%
ORB% 31.2% 27.4%
FT Rate 26.2% 30.6%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 49.9% 53.4%
Opp TOV% 17.5% 23.4%
DRB% 73.6% 64.9%
Opp FT Rate 21.7% 35.7%

Game Analysis

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