I'm the all night drug prowling wolf who looks so sick in sun / I'm the white man in the Palais "White Man in Hammersmith Palais" - The Clash
Ohio Valley Conference · Kathleen and Tom Elam Center · February 18, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread UTM -2.5 Away covered
O/U 138.5 Under
Money UTM -155 / SEMO +130
Model Predictions
Spread Total UTM win
Actual SEMO +3 109 Lost
Massey UTM -5.4 (-8.4)
Massey Totals 137.9 (-28.9)
Bradley-Terry 79%
Weighted B-T 80%
Efficiency Plus ML UTM -4.4 (-7.4) 132.8 (-23.8) 67%
Baseline Tuned ML UTM -4.0 (-7.0) 132.1 (-23.1) 68%
Baseline ML UTM -4.3 (-7.3) 133.7 (-24.7) 67%
Baseline Plus ML UTM -4.5 (-7.5) 133.9 (-24.9) 69%

Predictions use only rating snapshots dated before tip-off. Parenthesised values are the signed error vs. the actual result. Model performance →

Last 5 Meetings

Jan 21, 2026 SEMO 6650 UTM
Jan 31, 2025 SEMO 9079 UTM
Jan 4, 2025 UTM 6663 SEMO
Feb 24, 2024 UTM 8272 SEMO
Jan 26, 2024 UTM 8458 SEMO

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings UTM SEMO
Overall 22-11 20-13
Conference 13-7 14-6
Home 12-3 10-5
Away 8-6 8-7
Neutral 2-2 2-1
Last 5 3-2 4-1
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 67.8 73.2
Avg Pts Against 64.7 72.3
Massey -1.5 (#189) -4.0 (#229)
Bradley-Terry 0.15 (#155) -0.64 (#228)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.14 (#174) -0.97 (#236)
RPI 0.518 (#135) 0.500 (#181)
Shooting & Four Factors UTM SEMO
FG% 43.2% 45.3%
3PT% 31.7% 31.5%
REB / G 38.3 33.0
OREB / G 13.1 9.9
AST / TO 0.91 1.02
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 50.8% 51.0%
TOV% 21.9% 17.0%
ORB% 38.0% 29.6%
FT Rate 27.8% 26.5%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 46.1% 51.2%
Opp TOV% 19.3% 18.8%
DRB% 68.1% 72.7%
Opp FT Rate 25.0% 34.4%

Game Analysis

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