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Utah Valley Wolverines
82 – 89
FINAL Neutral Conference WAC
Grand Canyon Lopes
Western Athletic Conference · Orleans Arena (Neutral) · March 16, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread GCU -4.5 Away covered
O/U 141.5 Over
Money UVU +195 / GCU -230
Model Predictions
Spread Total UVU win
Actual GCU +7 171 Lost
Massey GCU -1.6 (-5.4) — —
Massey Totals — 145.5 (+25.5) —
Bradley-Terry — — 50% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 44% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ GCU -2.8 (-4.2) 145.4 (+25.6) 37% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML GCU -1.5 (-5.5) 142.3 (+28.7) 44% ✓
Baseline ML GCU -1.9 (-5.1) 143.7 (+27.3) 41% ✓
Baseline Plus ML GCU -1.0 (-6.0) 144.7 (+26.3) 44% ✓

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 2, 2025 GCU 75 – 57 UVU
Jan 10, 2025 UVU 72 – 64 GCU
Feb 3, 2024 GCU 86 – 67 UVU
Jan 19, 2024 GCU 78 – 65 UVU
Jan 22, 2023 UVU 76 – 74 GCU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings UVU GCU
Overall 25-9 26-8
Conference 15-1 13-3
Home 12-0 16-1
Away 10-7 5-4
Neutral 3-2 5-3
Last 5 5-0 4-1
Streak L2 L1
Avg Pts For 74.2 77.6
Avg Pts Against 68.9 70.0
Massey 3.8 (#105) 5.4 (#93)
Bradley-Terry 1.03 (#88) 1.02 (#89)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.91 (#107) 1.13 (#94)
RPI 0.564 (#57) 0.546 (#86)
Shooting & Four Factors UVU GCU
FG% 45.7% 45.7%
3PT% 32.5% 31.5%
REB / G 37.9 37.2
OREB / G 10.7 11.2
AST / TO 1.25 1.03
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 50.7% 51.0%
TOV% 17.3% 18.7%
ORB% 30.9% 32.6%
FT Rate 28.8% 31.8%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 47.0% 46.8%
Opp TOV% 17.1% 20.7%
DRB% 73.5% 71.6%
Opp FT Rate 21.7% 23.2%

Game Analysis

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