Today Billie Joe McAllister jumped off the Tallahatchee Bridge "Ode to Billie Joe" - Bobbie Gentry
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% ✓
Baseline Plus ML UTM -4.6 (+11.4) 146.4 (-4.4) 66% ✓
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% ✓

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 76 – 54 USI
Jan 11, 2026 UTM 73 – 56 USI
Dec 21, 2024 UTM 77 – 46 USI
Feb 16, 2024 UTM 77 – 68 USI
Jan 28, 2023 UTM 86 – 83 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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