This will be our year, took a long time to come "This Will Be Our Year" - The Zombies
Western Athletic Conference · College Park Center · December 30, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread UTA -2.5 Away covered
O/U 136.5 Under
Money UTA -148 / TAR +124
Model Predictions
Spread Total UTA win
Actual TAR +6 132 Lost
Massey UTA -4.7 (-10.7) — —
Massey Totals — 138.1 (-6.1) —
Bradley-Terry — — 74% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 79% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML UTA -2.0 (-8.0) 133.2 (-1.2) 64% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ UTA -3.4 (-9.4) 134.5 (-2.5) 62% ✗
Baseline Plus ML UTA -2.5 (-8.5) 133.7 (-1.7) 66% ✗
Baseline ML UTA -2.1 (-8.1) 133.5 (-1.5) 65% ✗

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 6, 2026 UTA 65 – 60 TAR
Jan 22, 2026 UTA 71 – 64 TAR
Feb 23, 2025 UTA 67 – 57 TAR
Jan 5, 2025 TAR 77 – 74 UTA
Mar 16, 2024 UTA 87 – 84 TAR

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings UTA TAR
Overall 18-14 14-18
Conference 9-9 5-13
Home 9-4 10-6
Away 8-8 4-11
Neutral 1-2 0-1
Last 5 3-2 3-2
Streak L1 L5
Avg Pts For 67.7 72.5
Avg Pts Against 67.8 75.8
Massey 1.5 (#150) 0.9 (#160)
Bradley-Terry 1.03 (#101) 0.67 (#126)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.29 (#108) 0.71 (#136)
RPI 0.564 (#72) 0.534 (#109)
Shooting & Four Factors UTA TAR
FG% 44.3% 46.9%
3PT% 29.5% 37.0%
REB / G 34.6 32.4
OREB / G 11.2 10.8
AST / TO 0.75 0.77
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 49.1% 51.9%
TOV% 22.7% 21.8%
ORB% 34.5% 33.9%
FT Rate 26.9% 32.5%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 46.2% 55.4%
Opp TOV% 19.1% 24.4%
DRB% 70.7% 66.8%
Opp FT Rate 32.6% 31.1%

Game Analysis

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