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Ohio Valley Conference · Kathleen and Tom Elam Center · February 19, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread UTM -2.5 Away covered
O/U 151.5 Over
Money UTM -155 / TNST +130
Model Predictions
Spread Total UTM win
Actual TNST +11 161 Lost
Massey UTM -2.0 (-13.0) — —
Massey Totals — 157.5 (+3.5) —
Bradley-Terry — — 62% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 66% ✗
Baseline Plus ML UTM -0.7 (-11.7) 151.8 (+9.2) 57% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ UTM -1.2 (-12.2) 150.1 (+10.9) 62% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML UTM -1.2 (-12.2) 149.8 (+11.2) 59% ✗
Baseline ML UTM -0.8 (-11.8) 151.6 (+9.4) 55% ✗

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 7, 2026 TNST 68 – 55 UTM
Feb 28, 2026 TNST 67 – 42 UTM
Dec 19, 2025 TNST 78 – 71 UTM
Jan 22, 2025 TNST 81 – 80 UTM
Mar 2, 2024 UTM 96 – 87 TNST

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings UTM TNST
Overall 14-19 17-16
Conference 9-11 12-8
Home 8-5 12-3
Away 5-12 4-10
Neutral 1-2 1-3
Last 5 3-2 3-2
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 70.2 76.1
Avg Pts Against 73.2 75.4
Massey -6.9 (#276) -5.7 (#258)
Bradley-Terry -1.37 (#295) -1.29 (#292)
W. Bradley-Terry -1.78 (#295) -1.78 (#297)
RPI 0.457 (#259) 0.453 (#267)
Shooting & Four Factors UTM TNST
FG% 39.6% 45.4%
3PT% 30.8% 31.7%
REB / G 38.0 39.2
OREB / G 13.2 12.5
AST / TO 0.85 0.80
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 46.9% 50.7%
TOV% 19.6% 21.4%
ORB% 34.1% 34.6%
FT Rate 24.9% 27.9%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 51.8% 49.2%
Opp TOV% 19.0% 17.6%
DRB% 69.8% 69.3%
Opp FT Rate 23.8% 27.8%

Game Analysis

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