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Western Athletic Conference · Wisdom Gym · January 2, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread UVU -5.5 Away covered
O/U 144.5 Over
Money TAR +205 / UVU -250
Model Predictions
Spread Total TAR win
Actual UVU +6 176 Lost
Massey UVU -4.3 (-1.7)
Massey Totals 152.2 (+23.8)
Bradley-Terry 57%
Weighted B-T 40%
Efficiency Plus ML UVU -4.7 (-1.3) 140.9 (+35.1) 34%
Baseline Tuned ML UVU -1.4 (-4.6) 143.3 (+32.7) 44%
Baseline ML UVU -1.4 (-4.6) 144.4 (+31.6) 47%
Baseline Plus ML UVU -1.5 (-4.5) 142.9 (+33.1) 46%

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 27, 2026 UVU 7972 TAR
Jan 30, 2026 UVU 8355 TAR
Mar 9, 2025 UVU 7166 TAR
Feb 8, 2025 UVU 8156 TAR
Mar 8, 2024 UVU 6360 TAR

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings TAR UVU
Overall 14-18 25-9
Conference 5-13 14-4
Home 10-6 15-1
Away 4-11 6-7
Neutral 0-1 4-1
Last 5 4-1 5-0
Streak L5 L2
Avg Pts For 72.5 77.7
Avg Pts Against 75.8 70.8
Massey 2.0 (#139) 10.2 (#60)
Bradley-Terry 1.24 (#86) 1.57 (#67)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.41 (#101) 2.51 (#63)
RPI 0.561 (#81) 0.608 (#34)
Shooting & Four Factors TAR UVU
FG% 47.1% 50.6%
3PT% 36.4% 35.0%
REB / G 31.9 34.5
OREB / G 10.4 10.0
AST / TO 0.82 1.25
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 52.1% 56.6%
TOV% 20.8% 20.7%
ORB% 32.4% 32.3%
FT Rate 31.8% 21.7%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 54.8% 47.4%
Opp TOV% 24.7% 21.2%
DRB% 66.8% 69.2%
Opp FT Rate 32.3% 26.5%

Game Analysis

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