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Ohio Valley Conference · Groniger Arena · February 15, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread UTM -2.5 Away covered
O/U 135.5 Over
Money EIU +110 / UTM -130
Model Predictions
Spread Total EIU win
Actual UTM +4 140 Lost
Massey UTM -1.7 (-2.3) — —
Massey Totals — 136.9 (+3.1) —
Bradley-Terry — — 42% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 35% ✓
Baseline Plus ML UTM -2.2 (-1.8) 135.7 (+4.3) 34% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ UTM -3.0 (-1.0) 137.5 (+2.5) 30% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML UTM -1.9 (-2.1) 134.1 (+5.9) 39% ✓
Baseline ML UTM -1.5 (-2.5) 133.9 (+6.1) 38% ✓

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 6, 2026 UTM 66 – 63 EIU
Jan 30, 2026 UTM 76 – 68 EIU
Jan 3, 2026 UTM 65 – 61 EIU
Jan 17, 2025 UTM 68 – 63 EIU
Feb 2, 2024 UTM 76 – 59 EIU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings EIU UTM
Overall 12-19 14-19
Conference 8-12 9-11
Home 7-7 8-5
Away 4-12 5-12
Neutral 1-0 1-2
Last 5 2-3 2-3
Streak W4 L1
Avg Pts For 63.5 70.2
Avg Pts Against 70.2 73.2
Massey -11.9 (#337) -7.0 (#279)
Bradley-Terry -2.37 (#340) -1.50 (#302)
W. Bradley-Terry -3.20 (#349) -1.92 (#305)
RPI 0.397 (#338) 0.443 (#282)
Shooting & Four Factors EIU UTM
FG% 39.0% 39.3%
3PT% 30.5% 30.8%
REB / G 34.5 38.0
OREB / G 11.2 13.2
AST / TO 0.83 0.84
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 43.6% 46.6%
TOV% 18.4% 19.4%
ORB% 29.3% 34.0%
FT Rate 21.6% 25.2%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 51.8% 51.9%
Opp TOV% 19.6% 19.0%
DRB% 69.5% 69.3%
Opp FT Rate 29.6% 23.8%

Game Analysis

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