Some is rich and some is poor and that's the way the world is / And I don't believe in lying back and saying how bad your life is. "Bankrobber" - The Clash
Western Athletic Conference · Global Credit Union Arena · February 28, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread GCU -11.5 Home covered
O/U 150.5 Over
Money GCU -800 / UTA +500
Model Predictions
Spread Total GCU win
Actual GCU +14 156 Won
Massey GCU -11.3 (+2.7)
Massey Totals 154.1 (+1.9)
Bradley-Terry 91%
Weighted B-T 92%
Baseline ML GCU -10.8 (+3.2) 149.2 (+6.8) 85%
Baseline Plus ML GCU -10.4 (+3.6) 150.4 (+5.6) 85%
Efficiency Plus ML GCU -11.2 (+2.8) 150.0 (+6.0) 86%
Baseline Tuned ML GCU -10.7 (+3.3) 148.9 (+7.1) 85%

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 13, 2025 GCU 9875 UTA
Feb 15, 2025 GCU 8275 UTA
Mar 17, 2024 GCU 8974 UTA
Jan 27, 2024 GCU 6761 UTA
Dec 3, 2023 GCU 7669 UTA

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings GCU UTA
Overall 26-8 13-18
Conference 13-3 6-10
Home 16-1 9-4
Away 5-4 3-11
Neutral 5-3 1-3
Last 5 4-1 2-3
Streak L1 L4
Avg Pts For 77.6 73.0
Avg Pts Against 70.0 75.7
Massey 4.9 (#96) -3.2 (#221)
Bradley-Terry 1.06 (#87) -0.71 (#235)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.01 (#102) -0.80 (#231)
RPI 0.541 (#100) 0.467 (#246)
Shooting & Four Factors GCU UTA
FG% 44.7% 44.6%
3PT% 32.1% 36.3%
REB / G 37.2 35.6
OREB / G 11.1 11.2
AST / TO 0.98 1.03
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 50.3% 52.2%
TOV% 19.0% 19.1%
ORB% 32.2% 32.3%
FT Rate 32.3% 25.8%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 46.9% 50.2%
Opp TOV% 20.7% 16.5%
DRB% 72.6% 68.3%
Opp FT Rate 22.7% 25.3%

Game Analysis

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