And the sound that I'm hearing is only the sound of the low spark of high heeled boys. "The Low Spark of High Heeled Boys" - Traffic
Ohio Valley Conference · Kathleen and Tom Elam Center · February 28, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread UTM -6.5 Home covered
O/U 142.5 Under
Money UTM -300 / USI +250
Model Predictions
Spread Total UTM win
Actual UTM +16 142 Won
Massey UTM -6.4 (+9.6)
Massey Totals 146.2 (-4.2)
Bradley-Terry 73%
Weighted B-T 77%
Efficiency Plus ML UTM -5.9 (+10.1) 146.1 (-4.1) 76%
Baseline Tuned ML UTM -4.4 (+11.6) 144.3 (-2.3) 69%
Baseline ML UTM -4.5 (+11.5) 145.2 (-3.2) 68%
Baseline Plus ML UTM -4.6 (+11.4) 146.4 (-4.4) 66%

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 6, 2026 UTM 7654 USI
Jan 11, 2026 UTM 7356 USI
Dec 21, 2024 UTM 7746 USI
Feb 16, 2024 UTM 7768 USI
Jan 28, 2023 UTM 8683 USI

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings UTM USI
Overall 14-19 10-20
Conference 9-11 5-15
Home 8-5 8-7
Away 5-12 2-13
Neutral 1-2 0-0
Last 5 3-2 1-4
Streak L1 L2
Avg Pts For 70.2 69.6
Avg Pts Against 73.2 75.1
Massey -7.6 (#284) -10.7 (#328)
Bradley-Terry -1.55 (#311) -1.97 (#327)
W. Bradley-Terry -2.05 (#312) -2.62 (#333)
RPI 0.448 (#275) 0.400 (#343)
Shooting & Four Factors UTM USI
FG% 39.9% 42.3%
3PT% 30.9% 34.9%
REB / G 37.5 34.8
OREB / G 12.9 10.1
AST / TO 0.84 0.88
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 47.3% 48.0%
TOV% 19.7% 17.3%
ORB% 33.5% 28.2%
FT Rate 24.9% 23.2%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 52.3% 51.8%
Opp TOV% 19.2% 16.8%
DRB% 69.5% 69.1%
Opp FT Rate 24.4% 24.4%

Game Analysis

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