I had 'em all out there steppin' and fetchin' like their heads were on fire and their asses was catchin'. "The Ballad of Uneasy Rider" - Charlie Daniels
Ohio Valley Conference · Kathleen and Tom Elam Center · March 1, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread UTM -5.5 Away covered
O/U 133.5 Under
Money UTM -240 / MORE +200
Model Predictions
Spread Total UTM win
Actual MORE +12 106 Lost
Massey UTM -6.8 (-18.8)
Massey Totals 137.3 (-31.3)
Bradley-Terry 60%
Weighted B-T 71%
Efficiency Plus ML UTM -4.0 (-16.0) 136.2 (-30.2) 70%
Baseline Tuned ML UTM -4.3 (-16.3) 135.3 (-29.3) 67%
Baseline ML UTM -4.6 (-16.6) 135.9 (-29.9) 70%
Baseline Plus ML UTM -4.4 (-16.4) 137.2 (-31.2) 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 7, 2026 MORE 6155 UTM
Jan 9, 2026 UTM 7668 MORE
Dec 20, 2024 MORE 7069 UTM
Mar 9, 2024 MORE 8478 UTM
Feb 17, 2024 UTM 8882 MORE

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings UTM MORE
Overall 14-19 15-17
Conference 9-11 10-10
Home 8-5 9-5
Away 5-12 6-10
Neutral 1-2 0-2
Last 5 3-2 0-5
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 70.2 63.7
Avg Pts Against 73.2 69.8
Massey -7.2 (#281) -10.8 (#329)
Bradley-Terry -1.49 (#304) -1.35 (#293)
W. Bradley-Terry -1.96 (#309) -2.19 (#320)
RPI 0.452 (#275) 0.463 (#258)
Shooting & Four Factors UTM MORE
FG% 40.1% 40.8%
3PT% 30.9% 30.8%
REB / G 38.0 35.5
OREB / G 13.1 11.0
AST / TO 0.87 0.87
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 47.4% 46.0%
TOV% 19.5% 18.6%
ORB% 34.1% 31.3%
FT Rate 24.5% 25.8%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 52.0% 51.2%
Opp TOV% 19.1% 14.5%
DRB% 69.9% 75.1%
Opp FT Rate 24.1% 25.7%

Game Analysis

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